On a recent Saturday afternoon, the corner of East Tyler and South Green in Longview was quiet except for the soft whirr of a passing car. But inside the nearby Greenside Beverage Company, the silence was replaced by the happy chatter of customers sharing tacos, craft beer, and natural wine at picnic tables. It was a scene you’d expect to see in a big-city restaurant or cafe, but in the East Texas town primarily known for hosting the Great Texas Balloon Race, it felt surprising. Yet the bar, and more specifically Ki’ Mexico ETX, the restaurant inside it, is drawing in its small-town clientele with creative tacos.Bessie Johnson, the co-owner of Greenside, moved from Austin to Longview when she married Hudson Johnson, a Longview native and…The post East Texas Has Never Seen a Taco Joint Quite Like This appeared first on Texas Monthly.
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