Temple of Tastiness

This morning my mommy asked me where I would like to have lunch later on in the day. She was taking me to Morro Bay and I could go wherever I wanted. There are all kinds of great places to eat in Morro Bay, California and this decision was going to be a difficult one, for sure! As I took a few moments to think about where I would like to go, one place in particular came to mind. A place that I hadn't been to in about three years or so. Two words, my friends: Taco Temple.

I don't know exactly how long the Temple has been around, but that doesn't really matter. What does matter, is that we managed to discover this place just in time, before we graduated and moved away to Southern California. (After our first visit, we gave the place a new name: Taco Tasty). The food is a kind of Mexican/Californian fusion and on any given day of the week, the devout will stand for hours, waiting to be seated for dinner. Since it is located on coastal California, seafood anchors many of the dishes, but you can get your good ol' cow there, too. Oh, and don't even get me going on their desserts... we'll get to that in a second.
I was so happy to pull up to the place and see that it hadn't changed one bit. I was then hoping it would still taste the same, too. Opening the menu, I was happily satisfied, seeing that it, also, had not changed in years. In fact, once I sat there for a few minutes, I noticed that one of the servers, that used to serve us all the time, was still working there. Now, that was a good sign!
The hard part is always trying to decide what to order there, because it is all good. Everything I've ever eaten there has been delightful. I decided to get the calamari, which is served with shoestring potatoes, salad, and some mango salsa. It was just as I remembered it and absolutely fabulous. Mom got the veggie taco, which I have never ordered, but Mom liked it! Then, we ordered a slice of their "killer" carrot cake. This is actually how it is written on their "specials" board, and they ain't kidding! They have a few different dessert specials everyday, and the two that are usually always on there, are the carrot cake and their warm chocolate bread pudding. Side note: that bread pudding is made by the chocolate gods, and my husband swears by it. Me, lamely being allergic to chocolate, has to go for the non-migraine-giving specialties.
Ummm... BEST carrot cake EVER. I don't care if you think your great, great grandma makes the best carrot cake around, because let me tell you, she doesn't. Not even MY ancestors made a cake this good, and believe me, all Portugies can BAKE. Back to this carrot cake. It's DIVINE. Rich, dense, just sugary enough, with homemade cream cheese frosting.... heavenly, delicious, carrot-ty goodness.
So, the next time you're in Morro Bay, hit this place up. You may wait for an hour or two, but it is certainly worth the wait.