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After four weeks of voting — and over 7,500 votes cast — you guys have picked the most popular tacos in the entire Bay area.

The Championship match pitted the popular Dunedin Mexican restaurant Casa Tina against the surprisingly active fans of Lutz’s Mekenita Mexican Grill in a 24-hour marathon of voting. It was the most active contest by far, with over 2,500 votes cast.

Did the Dunedin Darling beat the Lutz Lover?

Which taco wins the coveted prize of Readers’ Poll Champion?

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It’s all come down to this. All the signs in the restaurant, the mass emailings to patrons and friends, the voting every ten minutes like clockwork. Casa Tina and Mekenita Mexican Grill have both done their jobs, mobilizing fans and getting out the vote. But now is crunch time for these taco prom queens.

Can the Dunedin Darling beat the Lutz Lover?

Which taco deserves to move on to the Championship?

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With over 800 votes cast — and a fairly close tally throughout the last 24 hours — Mekenita Mexican Grill has managed to knock Mema’s Alaskan Tacos out of the Readers’ Poll by a vote of 455 to 358.

Now it’s time to vote for the biggest match of all, the battle across the bay, the titannic taco-a-taco throwdown finale, the 2009 CL Tournament of Tacos Readers’ Poll Championship! GO VOTE NOW!

If you want to find out who won the Critic’s Bracket, it’s up on the food site.

For all results check out the Tournament of Tacos Readers’ Poll info page.

Updated bracket with all the matchups after the break:

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Both Mekenita Mexican Grill in Lutz and Mema’s Alaskan Tacos in Ybor have been able to motivate the troops and get out the vote, no matter the competition. But how will the two powerhouses fare against each other?

Which taco deserves to move on to the Championship?

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The final round of the Edible Eight was massive, with over 300 votes cast and the outcome close in the final tally. In the end, El Taconazo was unable to hold off the ardent supporters of Mekenita Mexican Grill

That means that the Tournament of Tacos Readers’ Poll Final Four is set: Zurritos, Casa Tina, Mema’s Mexican Grill and Mekenita Mexican Grill. Voting begins today in the first semi-final match — Zurritos vs. Casa Tina — and continues until tomorrow around 2 p.m..

For all results check out the Tournament of Tacos Readers’ Poll info page.

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El Taconazo may be the most well-known taco joint in the Bay area, but it can’t rest on its laurels in this fight against Mekenita. In previous rounds, the Taco Bus hasn’t mustered nearly as much fan support as the Lutz-based Mekenita. Which restaurant will get out the vote?

Which taco deserves to move on to the Final Four?

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In the most lopsided victory of the tournament so far, Mekenita’s fans absolutely devastated the tasty tacos of Sabor Latino by a vote of 143 to 5. Can you imagine what would happen if the NCAA had a fan-based poll instead of a single elimination tournament?

Mekenita Mexican Grill moves on to the Edible Eight.

Don’t forget to vote in today’s match: La Cabana Del Tio vs. Taqueria El Maguey, and for all results check out the Tournament of Tacos Readers’ Poll info page.

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Mekenita is a hugely popular, modern quick-Mex joint way up in Lutz, created by former Roy’s chef Rand Packer. Sabor Latino is a hole-in-a-strip-mall traditional Mexican restaurant on Busch. Can Mekenita’s fan base (and updated taco construction) beat out the unknown traditionalist that has tacos good enough to rival Taconazo?

Which taco deserves to move on to the Edible Eight?

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Mekenita was opened way up in north Tampa by the former chef partner of our local Roy’s. Vallarta’s is a local mini-chain dishing up Mexi-food to families for years. Will the modern upstart beat out the old guard? Which taco deserves to move up to the Savory Sixteen?

I’ll reveal my pick tomorrow, but you still have a say. Vote below for your favorite in this taco-a-taco showdown and we’ll track the results in our readers’ poll. And if you haven’t tasted these two worthy competitors, this is a perfect excuse for an extended, taco-tasting lunch.

Check out all of CL’s Tournament of Tacos coverage here for past and future matchups, daily results, contact info for contenders and updated brackets.

So who wins: Mekenita Mexican Grill or Vallarta’s? (And don’t forget to vote in today’s other matchup!)

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