Jimboy's Tacos

The restaurant bills its signature dish as "The Original American Taco", and a company spokesperson said, "We don’t consider ourselves authentic Mexican food". ==Menu==

The restaurant's signature dish is its Parmesan dusted taco, filled with ground beef, cheese and shredded lettuce. Other taco fillings include pork carnitas and a halved hamburger patty, called a taco burger. Ingredients of the taco burger include "diced tomatoes, lettuce, pickles, shredded cheese — and a 'special sauce' that tasted like extra-tangy mayonnaise. Many Mexican restaurants in the Kansas City area also serve parmesan tacos, and it appears that the dish was developed independently in both locations. The restaurant also serves burritos with charred exteriors. ==History==

In 1949, Jim and Margaret Knudson visited a friend's home for dinner. They were served tacos for the first time, and having experience in the food business, Jim thought the taco would have universal appeal, and so he developed his own taco recipe. He added his recipe to the menu of his restaurant "Jimmy's 49er Cafe" located in Grass Valley, California. In the first few years, customers were not enthusiastic about trying the menu item, but it gradually gained popularity. In 1954, the two converted a 16-foot trailer into a mobile kitchen. ==References==