Lancer Diaries: January Event...Taco Thursday!! (By: Tim Cahill)

As a Resident Assistant in the University Place apartments at CBU, I have the privilege (and responsibility) to have an event every month. There are no stipulations on what the events need to be specifically, our goal is to get as many residents involved as possible. Every time I have an event, I try to make sure that there will be food involved. If there is one thing that is true about guys, it is this: if there is free food, they will be there.

Every Tuesday and Thursday there are taco nights, whether it be Del Taco or El Torito nearly all Mexican restaurants have one. There is a favorite of mine and of many other CBUers and that is Taco Thursday at the Little Green Onions. The restaurant prepares hundreds of tacos in a night because they’re only 75 cents, so everyone wants them! The restaurant is packed every Thursday night, but it is worth the wait!

This past Thursday, ten of my residents and I left for the Little Green Onions. When we arrived we realized how long it was going to be. A one hour wait! We were already really hungry!! As we stood in the parking lot we debated our other options, but it’s so hard to beat 75 cent homemade tacos! One car went exploring for other deals while the rest of us sat and enjoyed catching up with one another about life. The other car eventually came back, and we decided we could wait another half an hour for the tacos.

Without fail, every Thursday that I go, I always see others from CBU. Tonight we saw about five recent CBU graduates coming out, because it’s a meal for three bucks. It was so painful talking to them about how many tacos they just ate and how full they are!!! I’m ready for my tacos already!! One aspect of waiting for a table that I find is humorous, is how everyone wants to get ahead. Every time you see someone get up and leave because they are tired of waiting you are secretly yelling “woohoo!! that’s one more table we’re moving up!” Or, whenever the hostess comes out and calls a name like “Jack party of four…..Jack party of four……..Jack?” Everyone is thinking, “stop calling his name, he’s missed his turn, move on down the list, he’s gone,” because they don’t want him to come back and get his spot. When people are hungry, the situation becomes more urgent and people lose their politeness. And honestly, I was guilty of this tonight!

So we finally got all 55 of our tacos, and we devoured them! They were so delicious! The hard shells are made fresh and so are all the ingredients. It is one of the best meals for the best price that I have found in Riverside!

You must go!