People in New York are paying $4 for 'Austin-style' breakfast tacos

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The taco deprivation in New York is so intense, the price that would get you a handful of tacos in San Antonio would get you one there, and an Austinite is taking advantage of the dire situation.

"Austin-style breakfast tacos (finally) in NYC," is how King David Tacos promotes itself on its Facebook page.

The term "Austin-style" tacos in itself is enough to make a well-rounded foodie scoff, especially those from San Antonio, but it gets worse.

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The restaurant's online menu is a testament to the expensive New York lifestyle that has put a $4 price tag on a simple Tex-Mex staple.

For $4, the price San Antonians usually pay for 4 tacos at the best joints in town, people in the Big Apple can get either a BPEC or Queen Bee.

The BPEC is a bean, potato, egg and cheese taco while the Queen Bee is filled with everything the BPEC has, but with refried beans.

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If New York didn't sound like an alternate universe enough, tacos are so foreign to the land, King David Tacos lists a few explainers on their FAQ page.

The Brooklyn-based restaurant teaches customers the difference between tacos and burritos. And despite what Pace Salasa commercials have taught us, no one is getting their salsa from New York city. Based off their "What is picante sauce" explainer, complete with a phonetic spelling, they don't even know what the spicy goodness is.

King David Tacos promises "all tacos served authentically" which "means on flour tortillas fresh from the homeland [...]"

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According to We Are Mitú, a site for Latino news and trends, the restaurant is owned by Austin-native, Liz Solomon, who quit her 10-year advertising gig to launch her business because she missed her beloved tacos so much.

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We Are Mitu put it best.

"Put Torchy's Tacos — the best tacos in the world, according to people with Instagram who are too afraid to go into the actual Mexican part of Austin — against any backroad taqueria in San Antonio, and you'll see exactly what I mean," the article said. "I know is true because I'm from Austin and San Antonio tacos are so good I would pay $4 for them."

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