Address: 1301-B Ashley River Road

Phone: 225-7426

Hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Mon.-Sat.

Jason C. Vaughan, a '96 graduate of Johnson & Wales, has found his niche. He's just your ordinary, average friendly neighborhood taco dealer.

First it was La Cocina, the Folly Beach surf shack, where he used to roll 'em big.

Now it's West of the Ashley in new sun-splashed and tidier digs, the restaurant set next to Sakura, just a stone's throw from Home Team BBQ.

As for Vaughan, his Taco Spot delivers as advertised: Tasty blackened chicken and grouper fish tacos, weighty burritos with Spanish rice and hot salsa, and blackened strip steak and Gorgonzola wraps.

Expect a countertop bar and a couple of tables soon, but for now the Taco Spot offers only takeout.

It's brilliant stuff: the food, much of it gussied up with hot salsa, fresh vinaigrettes, cayenne Ranch dressing or cilantro soy aioli.

Cheap, too. Tacos run $2.49 apiece, and the most expensive items are the $7.99, 16-ounce containers of pico de gallo, tomato cucumber pico and guacamole.

The burritos check in a buck less at $6.99. They're rolled in 12-inch flour or whole wheat tortillas, and swollen with black beans, rice, cheese, and either chicken, grouper or strip steak.

The Med Spread (citrus chicken, roasted red peppers, banana peppers) and a BLT&G (the "G" standing for guacamole and cilantro vinaigrette) headline a fine stable of sandwiches ($5.99), which also can be made into wraps or salads.