Bon Appetit Named Trompo’s Non-Existent Al Pastor Taco The Best In The Country

With the release of their 50 Best New Restaurants list, Bon Appetit made the most egregious of errors: screwing up a Texan’s taco.

Yesterday, taco enthusiast and writer Jose R. Ralat (better known to some as @TacoTrail) noticed a curious typo related to Trompo, the only Dallas restaurant to make the list. According to Bon Appetit, this year’s "Taco of the Year" went to Trompo’s al pastor, which unfortunately does not exist.

The Dallas Observer’s City of Ate Twitter account noticed Ralat’s tweet, and pointed out the mistake to Julia Kramer and Andrew Knowlton, the Bon Appetit writers responsible for putting the list together.

@juliakramer BA named Trompo's al pastor taco of the year, but they don't serve al pastor. Assume you meant trompo? https://t.co/zfPXZX18OM

— Dallas Observer Food (@cityofate) August 9, 2016

Kramer quickly responded, saying that the magazine had contacted Trompo owner Luis Olvera to clarify, and has since updated the error.

@TacoTrail @cityofate Hey, thank you for the heads up. Just spoke with Olvera and we're updating the post. Apologies for the error!

— Julia Kramer (@juliakramer) August 9, 2016

Whoops.