FC Dallas Monster Taco: Video of Frisco men goes viral

DALLAS — Imagine going to a soccer recreation, having fun with some concession-stand delicacies and witnessing a high-stakes penalty shootout win on a Monday evening.

Then you see your self plastered all around the web, going viral as a result of of the pregame meal you loved. 

That’s this week’s actuality for 2 FC Dallas followers. 

Minutes earlier than kickoff, the FOX broadcast reduce to a shot of a younger man sitting subsequent to his father as he chowed down on a Texas-sized taco dubbed the “monster taco.”

“Oh my God… oh everything is bigger in Texas,” the FOX commentators stated “Wow! That’s in a pizza box!”

The “monster taco” debuted this season at Toyota Stadium. It’s a 12-inch crispy flour tortilla full of shredded barbacoa, shredded cheese, lettuce, diced tomatoes, bitter cream and sizzling sauce. It’s solely out there at Vaqueros (located at Stands 3 & 9). 

The video of the daddy and son consuming their taco on video has been considered greater than 2 million occasions.

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WFAA spoke with that viral duo seen having fun with the “monster taco” – Frisco residents Jorge Velazquez, 48, and Ivan Velazquez, 20 – to be taught extra about how they’re dealing with their viral fame.

Jorge and Ivan stated they’ve been FC Dallas followers since 2009, and that they have been season ticket-holders for almost three years. The playoff match they attended Monday was really their first match of the season — they usually weren’t simply hungry for a FC Dallas win, however confirmed as much as the sport really hungry, too. 

“Man, I was just hungry,” Ivan Velazquez stated when WFAA spoke to him Friday afternoon. “I saw it at the top… ‘monster taco,’ and I was like, ‘I’ll give it a shot.’ The lady, she was like, ‘You want the monster taco?!’ And then she brought it out, and it was freakin’ huge!”

As Ivan and Jorge made their method again to their seats, different spectators gawked on the the colossal concession creation.

Jorge and Ivan did not understand their pre-game meal had gone viral till receiving a textual content mid-match from mates.

“I get this text from a co-worker at work and he goes, ‘Are you at the stadium right now?’,” Jorge instructed WFAA. “And I’m like, ‘Yeah?’, and he goes ‘your son… y’all’s video is going viral.’ And sure enough…”

Jorge and Ivan stated that, because the video was posted, they’ve gotten messages from household, mates and colleagues — they usually all wish to “talk-o” about their web fame.

FC Dallas went on to defeat Minnesota United FC in a penalty shootout on Monday.

They’ll journey to Austin on Sunday, Oct. 23 to tackle Austin FC within the second spherical.