East Dallas is getting its next contender in the new taco trend with Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, which is expected to open soon at Hillside Village shopping center in the old Blockbuster space.

I stopped into Fuzzy’s after a morning of thrifting in Arlington last weekend. This place is a far cry from the dive-y taquerias we know and love in East Dallas. But it has a fun atmosphere, and the food is not bad either.

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There are nine tacos on the menu, including tempura or grilled fish, garlic shredded beef, chicken and grilled veggie. I tried the shredded pork taco plate ($5.99), which comes with two sides (Mexican rice, fried potatoes, borracho beans, black beans or refried beans).

The first clue that this was not a taqueria came when they asked if I wanted my tacos “soft or crispy”. Call me a taco snob. I prefer a taco with two corn tortillas, meat, onion, cilantro, a spritz of lime juice and a little salsa.

The “baja tacos” at Fuzzy’s are not so simple. They come with lettuce, tomatoes, cilantro, yellow shredded cheese and the surprise — feta-and-garlic sauce smeared on the tortilla. Weird. Surprising. But not bad.

Chips and salsa are $1.99, but along with a roll of paper towels, each table holds a bottle of Fuzzy’s signature hot sauce, which I might as well tell you, is called “Butt Burning Hot Sauce”. *Sigh* I can’t believe they made me type that. Despite the grody name, this hot sauce is tasty and not as hot as the name implies. It’s pretty simple — ceyenne pepper mash, vinegar, salt, crushed red peppers, black pepper and other spices. It added just the right heat and acid to my pork tacos.

Fuzzy’s also has a variety of draft beer and margaritas. And the vast menu also includes five salads, seven burritos, two soups, quesadillas and a whole breakfast menu.