All About Tacos Gets A Second Home On Ogden’s 25th Street

  If you’re seeking another Taco Tuesday option, All About Tacos will have you seeing double in downtown Ogden.  It’s true, All About Tacos now has two locations just a couple of blocks away from each other.

   The taqueria first opened in 2022, on 2421 Kiesel Avenue, under the catchy name of Taco ‘Bout It. Unfortunately, someone else claimed the rights to the name, and the owners Gerardo Guzman, Jenny Osorio, and Kaleb and Jenny Kidman quickly re-branded to a new name. 

Although the Kiesel Avenue location does a brisk lunch business due to downtown workers and Eccles Center events, nights are slower.

  Hence, the reason for opening a second All About Tacos at 109 25^th Street in March of this year. The venue, recently vacated by Waffle Love, is smaller than the Kiesel site, and has that historic vibe with exposed brick walls and hardwood flooring.

  The goal is to attract more of Ogden’s locals, with greater visibility among Historic 25^th Street’s shops, restaurants, bars and community events. 

   “Not many locals know we exist, we’re kind of a hidden restaurant,” said Kaleb Kidman in my Standard-Examiner interview. With a presence on 25^th Street, “We’re hoping to fill that gap.”

  The owners specialize in trompo-cooked tacos. A trompo is the Mexican version of the Greek gyro or Turkish doner kebab — a vertical rotating spindle where the meat rotates as it’s slow-cooked. Slices of the seasoned steak or pork are tucked into tacos or burritos or nachos.  It’s an authentic Mexican cooking method Guzman and Osorio experienced while in Veracruz, Mexico.

  In the beginning, All About Tacos used USDA prime top sirloin, but that became too expensive. The owners went to Certified Angus Beef, another premium meat.

  “Prices have gone crazy,” said Kidman. “We were able to get a decent price on Certified Angus Beef from our provider.”

   The signature Black Al Pastor tacos (also called “al pastor negro,”) use pork cooked on the trompo and fresh pineapple. The meat’s color comes from a marinade made with blackened chiles. The “al pastor rojo” tacos have a red chile marinade.

   The loaded nachos are popular, with a generous ratio of shredded meat and toppings per chip.   

      A few items are exclusive to the 25^th Street menu, because “People like to come in and see a few unique items,” Kaleb Kidman said. “People who have ordered everything on our other menu like finding something new over here.
  The Loaded Street Dog is one of those exclusive items (but you can still get it at the Kiesel location; you just have to know to ask for it). It’s an all-beef hot dog, wrapped in bacon, topped with grilled veggies, your choice of taco meat, onions and cilantro. 

   “It’s an elevated hot dog,” is how Kidman described it.

   The Surf & Turf burrito — sirloin and shrimp — is another 25^th Street item.

  Burritos and quesadillas initially weren’t going to be on new place’s menu, due to its smaller kitchen. But burritos were added because of so many customer requests, Kidman said. And although quesadillas aren’t listen on the 25^th Street menu, they can be made upon request.

  “It’s just harder with the size of our kitchen,” Kidman said.

  Another difference between the two locations: meals are served on stainless steel trays at the 25^th Street site.

Both restaurants have a condiment bar, so customers can add their own salsa and sauces.

 Both locations also offer a weekly Taco Tuesday special for $1.50.

  The Guzman/Kidman family initially opened LaCrepe OG in 2020, also on Kiesel Avenue. “We sold it about a year ago to fund the taco concept,” Kidman said.

  And they don’t plan to stop at two locations. A third All About Tacos is in the works for West Haven, Kidman said, but it’s several months out.