National Taco Day at La Vecindad: Homemade Tacos and a Torta Challenge You Have to See
Big news from the family: our sister restaurant, La Vecindad, was on live TV for National Taco Day, and the morning did not disappoint. Owner Junior welcomed a news crew to the restaurant in the historic Commercial Center to show how the tacos are made and, of course, to eat a few.
It was Taco Tuesday and National Taco Day at the same time, which is about as good a reason to celebrate as a taco lover can ask for. Reporter JC Fernandez came by early in the morning to see what goes on behind the scenes, and by the time the cameras went live, the tacos were already coming out of the kitchen.
Made from scratch, every day
Everything starts with the tortillas. At La Vecindad, they are corn tortillas made by hand from scratch, and you can taste the difference in every taco. The team started making them early that morning, long before the first customers walked in, and that is how they do it every day.
The torta challenge
Junior also had a surprise: La Vecindad’s Cuban torta, an enormous sandwich with a bit of everything and a personalized name on it. It comes as a challenge: finish it in under 23 minutes.
On live TV, JC Fernandez found out just how big it really is. His first question was the one everybody asks: do you cut it, pick it up, or just go for it? (The answer, according to Junior: you eat everything at once.) The studio hosts could hardly believe the size of it either.
A taste of the cartoon that inspired us
La Vecindad and La Vecindad Cantina take their name and their spirit from a classic Mexican cartoon, and that playful, over-the-top energy shows up in everything we do, from the costumed characters to the oversized tortas. We want every visit to feel like a party, not just a meal.
Keep the celebration going
Proud of our sister restaurant for showing Las Vegas what a real taco morning looks like. And when the sun goes down, the party continues at the Cantina: great drinks, authentic Mexican food and the same Vecindad spirit.
📍 Visit us at La Vecindad Cantina, 975 E Sahara Ave, Las Vegas.