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Zeemo

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El Trompo Restaurant
« on: November 07, 2011, 09:28:38 AM »

This is a little off topic but I thought I would share it and perhaps get a personal review if any of you spinners out there have been there.  I checked out their website with the hope of finding a T-shirt or Hat but I guess they haven't made any.
Next time I'm in Toronto I will definitely try some tacos.

Newspaper article-
http://torontoist.com/2011/11/spice-city-toronto-delicious-spinning-meat-of-mysterious-origin/

The website has some top graphics-
http://www.eltrompo.ca/location.html

Facebook-
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=54719809130
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Re: El Trompo Restaurant
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2011, 10:49:57 AM »

I have not eaten and see pag. of the restaurant .... that hunger¡¡ ;D ;D
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Re: El Trompo Restaurant
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2011, 10:53:51 AM »

The name of the restaurant is not for a spintop but it refers to the tool used to spin the tacos al pastor meat
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Re: El Trompo Restaurant
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2011, 03:24:02 PM »

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Re: El Trompo Restaurant
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2011, 03:30:18 PM »

 :o :o :o :o :o :o :o
ohhhhhhhhhh ñam ñam ñam >:D
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Re: El Trompo Restaurant
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2011, 04:52:08 PM »

Why is it not Mike_pastor?
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Re: El Trompo Restaurant
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2011, 05:17:10 PM »

Pretty funny, Dick.  Thanks!
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Re: El Trompo Restaurant
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2011, 07:21:22 PM »

Yeah, that is a yummy top!

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The name of the restaurant is not for a spintop but it refers to the tool used to spin the tacos al pastor meat
Well, yes, but they use the spintop as a marketing tool:




This reminds me we have a 2011 food boomerang contest. . . (just one entry so far)
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Re: El Trompo Restaurant
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2011, 09:21:39 PM »

And that is not just any old static top.  It spins when you open the webpage....and continues to spin!
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Re: El Trompo Restaurant
« Reply #9 on: November 23, 2011, 07:00:00 AM »

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Re: El Trompo Restaurant
« Reply #10 on: November 23, 2011, 01:24:33 PM »

from the press article about el trompo
 Greek gyros.

miam miam ! yum yum !

how  about a gyro contest with folkloric costumes?

Jorge : .... is the poncho used in Uruguay ?



jim

 period costumes accepted  ?
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Re: El Trompo Restaurant
« Reply #11 on: November 23, 2011, 01:44:26 PM »

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how  about a gyro contest with folkloric costumes?

Jorge : .... is the poncho used in Uruguay ?
??? Well, yes. It is a traditional attire of the gaucho in winter.

I am still waiting for more entries for the boomerang your food contest . . .
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Re: El Trompo Restaurant
« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2021, 04:07:31 PM »

I just found this old thread.  It is exciting to see that we now have two El Trompo restaurants between Miamisburg and Cincinnati.  We ate at one on New Year’s Eve and it was packed!!!  Sadly, they did not have any tops there....except for their logo.  When the weather breaks I look forward to doing some outdoor spinning in their patio.







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Re: El Trompo Restaurant
« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2021, 12:16:07 AM »

I think these signs are based more on this: https://thetacotrail.com/2014/07/09/four-styles-of-trompo-tacos/
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Re: El Trompo Restaurant
« Reply #14 on: January 28, 2021, 09:17:35 AM »

I think these signs are based more on this: https://thetacotrail.com/2014/07/09/four-styles-of-trompo-tacos/
You are right that the signs are there because they sell tacos al pastor. It's not super clear, but I think the design acknowledges that the name trompo for the vertical rotisserie (shawarma in the middle east) comes from its similarity to a spinning top. Or perhaps it's because I see a top everywhere  ;D
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Re: El Trompo Restaurant
« Reply #15 on: January 28, 2021, 10:20:41 AM »

Or perhaps it's because I see a top everywhere  ;D

Pretty sure that has something to do with it. And a sure sign of severe chronic hyperspinosis. I have it, too.
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Re: El Trompo Restaurant
« Reply #16 on: January 28, 2021, 02:04:06 PM »

They did have one of those giant meat spinning things shaped like a top.  I am always fascinated to watch those in action.  Still, the logo definitely is a Trompo.
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