Today, as we contemplate Cinco de Mayo, we launch a new category in our Foodster Awards for Independent Restaurants: Best Craft Tacos.

Creative craft tacos represent a significant food trend, and it takes more than just slapping some ingredients inside a tortilla and calling it a dias. More than with traditional tacos, these often take ingredients not necessarily associated with Latin or Southwestern cuisine. And because the ingredients might be unusual, they also must make sense.

The nominees have demonstrated that they know the craft taco game. Click here to see the list and to vote.