Taco Madness 2009 ~ Sabrocho!

12:00 AM PDT on March 23, 2009

We're down the final 8, the elite, the Sabrocho. Controversy has plagued the tournament so far, with a strong anti-Tito's contingent, as well as those who felt the seeding of Cactus Taqueria and Tacomiendo were too low. In any case, we move on to the next round with the following matchups. In this round, all polls are open at the same time, and voting is open until midnight on Friday of this week. If you missed Round 1, please check here to see how we got to the Sabrocho.

UPDATE: Thank you to all who voted! Final Four Matchups (starting Monday) are:

UPDATE 2: Great analysis of the match ups here. Hopefully they will do final four predictions too!

Kogi vs. Yuca's

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Tacos Por Favor vs. King Taco

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