taco de chicarron
taco de chorizo
taco al pastor
taco con asada

and finally

la torta cubana (Cuban “torta”/sandwich)

There were a lot of different flavors and textures going on between the different items. My top picks are the same as my past experience at Taqueria rubia. In my opinion the tacos al pastor and tacos con asada are incredible and the best items that they offer! The other items were variously tasty but not as good as the aforementioned types of tacos. I must admit once I looked up exactly what chicharron was I had more trouble enjoying it. For your information chicharron is pork rinds. This version has a soft sliced texture. I think they purchase the pig skins and boil/fry them. Not my top pick based on my aprehension of eating solely the skin. I love barbecue but not pork rinds. The chorizo was tasty and good and deserves to be eaten by chorizo fans but was not mind blowing. As far as the torta, the torta is $7 and very LARGE. I am a HUGE fan of the torta cubana sold at Chubby’s tacos and it definitely remains my favorite! I would say that the Rubio version of the torta cubana is maybe 30-35% larger than Chubby’s but as far as taste it does not compare. Chubby’s has a hearty satsifying flavor that is not matched by Rubio’s also the bread at Chubby’s seems to me to be crunchier. SOOOOO, the best items at Rubio’s for me are the taco al pastor and the taco con asada (bistec/steak), which are both on their own level as far as authentic style latin-American tacos in Durham.