La Cueva edges out all other lunch pretenders

While the peasants of Saratoga High pull up to the measly Taco Bell drive through, the real food connoisseurs park their cars in the adjacent parking lot. In the same plaza that houses O'Reilly's auto parts also lies La Cueva — a gem of 21st century lunch-dining.

La Cueva, in all aspects, is a superior Taco Bell. Quesadillas? Tacos? Name it, and La Cueva’s got it, except healthier and tastier. With just as affordable prices as Taco Bell, La Cueva becomes impossible to pass up.

Although you can’t go wrong with anything on the menu, the $2.75 super taco is my favorite. Served with cheese, beans, sliced avocado, salsa fresca, tomatillo sauce and your choice of meat, the super taco is a savory meal. But if tacos aren’t your go-to, the chicken cheese quesadilla is just as delicious. Although rather simplistic, the quesadilla is served on a crispy flour tortilla with guacamole, sour cream and salsa fresca, and packs the perfect punch — with cheese that’ll melt on the tip of your tongue and chicken that’ll crunch with every bite.

But it gets even better. With every meal, La Cueva will provide a bag of  its own signature fried tortilla chips. I can’t speak for the majority, but the majority knows that these chips are easily the world’s greatest snack.

So trust me when I say this: La Cueva is a superior lunch destination.