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D e n v e r C O , 8 0 2 1 1 t e l e p h o n e 7 2 0 . 5 2 4 . 8 2 8 2<\/p>\n<p>Years ago when I was traveling through New Mexico with the actress\/dancer &#8211; make that &#8211; singer\/dancer\/actress, we stopped at a mall on Rodeo Road in Santa Fe and happened upon a restaurant that served Indian Fry Bread Tacos.  It was a fast food outlet, just like a McDucks or The King, except for the fact that they sold Indian Tacos.  Yes indeed, Santa Fe is a special place.  I&#8217;ve only had access to this  Native culinary treat a few times since.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/tocabe.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/tocabe-300x130.jpg\" alt=\"tocabe\" title=\"tocabe\" width=\"300\" height=\"130\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/tocabe-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/tocabe.jpg 942w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figure id=\"attachment_1193\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1193\" style=\"width: 319px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">click image to enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<p>Hallelujah, we stumbled upon an Indian Taco restaurant in Denver, Colorado:  Tocabe &#8220;An American Indian Eatery&#8221; on West 44th Ave. serves a definitive <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frybread\">Indian Fry Bread <\/a> Taco.  An Indian Fry Bread Taco is: a leavened, round, flat, deep-fried, dough base topped with: beans, lettuce, tomato, onions, cheese, salsas, peppers, and meats like ground beef or shredded beef.  Any standard taco ingredients can be used. A good Indian taco will have fresh ingredients.  Tocabe serves good Indian tacos.  Tocabe&#8217;s ingredients are absolutely, market fresh.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Frybread_taco.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Indian Fry Bread Taco - Wiki\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f6\/Frybread_taco.jpg\/200px-Frybread_taco.jpg\" title=\"Indian Fry Bread Taco - Wiki\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figure style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Indian Fry Bread Taco - Wiki<\/figcaption><\/figure> <\/p>\n<p>The restaurant is sparkling, bright and clean, California <strong>\/<\/strong> modern with a serve-yourself counter, tables &#038; chairs in the main dinning area and on a patio.  3 huge &#8216;Hand&#8217; sculpture-lights on one wall <strong>defiantly<\/strong> claim the space for Native America.  A painting of a human hand is often found on teepees, and on Native arts &#038; crafts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tocabe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/tocabe_menu.pdf\">Visit Tocabe&#8217;s Official Website for the complete Menu<\/a><br \/>\nFrom that menu:<br \/>\n&#8220;American Indian Fry Bread.&#8221; &#8220;Choice of black beans, kidney beans, pinto beans. Your choice of meat, topped with lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, purple onions, sour cream, and choice of salsa.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe meat choices are: Ground Beef ($6.25,) Grilled Chicken Breast ($6.50,) Shredded Beef ($6.95,) and Ground Buffalo ($7.25.)  The Indian Fry Bread Vegetarian Taco is priced at $5.95.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Stuffed Indian Tacos&#8221; &#8211; &#8220;Indian Fry Bread stuffed with your choice of beans, meat, cheese, tomatoes, purple onions, green chile and salsa&#8221; &#8211; similarly priced.<br \/>\nOr how about:<br \/>\n&#8220;Medicine Wheel Natchos,&#8221; &#8220;Little Osage Pizza,&#8221; &#8220;Dessert Tacos,&#8221; Kids meals, beer and wine and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tocabe.com\/\">Access Tocabe&#8217;s Official Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lasvegasbuffetclub.com\/index.html\">Visit the main pages of the LasVegasBuffetClub<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Tocabe -An American Indian Eatery 44th and Lowell Denver, CO 80211 Phone: 720.524.8282 3 5 3 6 We s t 4 4 t h A v e . 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