Travis Kelce shares his go-to spot for tacos in KC, insists his brother try it
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- Travis Kelce names Rudy’s Tenampa Taqueria his go-to taco spot in Kansas City.
- Jason Kelce expresses resistance but agrees to try KC tacos after debate.
- Rudy’s posts praise for Travis on Facebook after the podcast taco exchange.
The Kelce brothers got into a spicy debate on the latest episode of their New Heights podcast.
It was over tacos.
Earlier this month, Mariscos Jalisco in Los Angeles thanked Jason Kelce for visiting in an Instagram post. Kelce raved about the shrimp taco he ate on the podcast.
That’s when his brother, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, talked about his favorite spot for tacos in KC. It’s Rudy’s Tenampa Taqueria, which has locations in Westport and Lenexa.
“Come on back out to Kansas City, I’ll take you to a spot,” Travis said to his big brother.
Jason was uninterested.
“Travis,” he said matter-of-factly, “I am not going to Kansas City for tacos.”
After Travis asked why, Jason added: “Because it’s the Midwest. I’m going to LA for tacos. I’ll go down into like Miami for tacos. I’ll go to Arizona for tacos, I’ll go to Texas for Tex-Mex.”
Travis Kelce then defended Kansas City’s taco scene.
“I promise you dude, you can find multiple authentic spots,” Travis said.
Jason relented: “I’ll give it a chance. Yeah, like a bunch of flour tortillas.”
“No, deep-fried, just the way you’re thinking,” Travis said. “Shout out to Rudy’s.”
That set off Jason Kelce.
“Rudy’s?!? I’m not going to a taco spot called Rudy’s,” he said.
This riled up Travis.
“It’s authentic, OK, Jason?” he said. “They give it to you on foil.”
“Just doesn’t look that authentic to me,” Jason responded.
Travis talked about how Rudy’s makes its own salsa. They continued to banter about tacos, getting into a disagreement about whether they should be served out of a food truck.
“Tacos is a dish to be on the go,” Jason said. “It’s not supposed to be in a strip mall in Kansas City. ... I will try these tacos. I will be beyond shocked if they compete with Mariscos Jalisco.”
Travis Kelce took a dig at his brother, and it was a funny sibling disagreement.
“We all know what that means, Jason, we all know what that means,” he said. “I’ll try them. We already know ... they are not exactly what I think tacos should be. I already know what your assessment is going to be. It’ll never be honest.”
Rudy’s praised Travis Kelce in a Facebook post.
“Travis knows good food!! 👊🏼 thank you Travis Kelce for all the love!!” it wrote.
You can see the taco debate here, but be aware there is some cursing.
This story was originally published December 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM.
