Dos Mundos Spud Shack co-owner Veronica Evans sits with some of the great potato choices at the restaurant. Next to it are employees Karina Bustamante (left) and Loyda Rodriguez, who is Veronica’s aunt.
Veronica and Cyrus Evans started Dos Mundos with a food truck, using Cyrus’ barbecue smoker for breasts, ribs and links. Photo courtesy of Veronica Evans.
The Big Papi Spud lives up to its name with a tie, a rib and a minced breast on a huge potato with barbecue sauce, cheese, butter and chives ($ 15.24 before taxes). It is the most popular sweet potato in restaurants.
The Santa Fe Spud is another of the popular potatoes in Dos Mundos. It features chicken, bacon, sour cream, cheese and butter, and is drizzled with chipotle ranch. The large size (shown here) costs $ 12.24 and the small size $ 10.24 (before prices before taxes).
Another guest favorite is the Taco Spud, which is topped with taco meat, salsa, sour cream, cheese, and butter. The large size costs $ 12.24 while a small one costs $ 10.24 (price before taxes).
Veronica and Cyrus Evans operated Dos Mundos Spud Shack in a food truck for the first nine months. Photo courtesy of Veronica Evans.
The many choices all have corresponding order numbers shown on the display panels.
Loyda Rodriguez adds the final ingredients to the Big Papi Spud before he heads for a hungry customer.
Loyda Rodriguez spreads the taco meat over the huge baked potato as she begins to make the Taco Spud ($ 12.24 for the large and $ 10.24 for the small).
One of the potato-free choices at Dos Mundos is the Rib Basket, which features two smoked ribs, fries, sliced bread, pickles, onions, and ketchup for $ 10.99.
Less hungry diners could opt for the link wrap (top, $ 3.24) or the rib wrap ($ 4.24).
By Larry Breen Photos by Rod Aydelotte
Although featured on local television, the Dos Mundos Spud Shack on Clay Avenue remains a Waco “hidden gem” with a wide variety of huge Idaho baked potatoes and more.
The name Dos Mundos (“Two Worlds”) symbolizes the racial legacies of co-owners Veronica and Cyrus Evans and provides more than “The kindness you seek!” »As indicated by its displayed motto.
Of Mexican parents, Veronica oversees most of the internal operations, while Cyrus, an African American, smokes meats, works as an insurance expert, and preaches at the Fountain of Non-Denominational Life, a ministry they started in the former Waco Hotel, where McLane Stadium is now, and later, in the former Maranatha Church at 2200 Ross Avenue, which she attended as a youngster before graduating from college.
Most popular on their mouth-watering menu is the Big Papi, named after Cyrus (a Waco High graduate), with minced brisket, link and rib foamed in barbecue sauce, butter, cheese and chives for 15 , $ 24 (before taxes).
The Santa Fe Spud ($ 12.24 large and $ 10.24 small) is another popular choice with chicken, bacon, sour cream, and chipotle ranch added to the usual cheese and butter; and the Taco Spud (same prices as the Santa Fe) with taco meat, salsa, butter and cheese makes diners come back
Just about everything else is also available, ranging from Seafood Spud ($ 12.99) to Cajun shrimp, tilapia, broccoli, cheese, butter, pico, and chipotle ranch; the Big Boy Spud ($ 13.74 large, $ 11.74 small) with chopped barbecue brisket; and the Big Bodacious Spud ($ 14.99 large, $ 12.99 small) with chicken fried steak and sauce, cheese and butter, at Plain and Simple Spud (butter and cheese; $ 9.24, $ 7.24) and Butter Spud (butter only; $ 8.74, $ 6.74).
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