Ex-Voto Crunchwrap | Provided

It easily surpasses the Taco Bell Version

A new restaurant in Durham is slinging Crunchwrap Supremes that put Taco Bell to shame.

At $12, it’s considerably more expensive to buy the Crunchy-Wrap Supremo from Ex-Voto Cocina Nixtamal — which operates a booth at the new Durham Food Hall in downtown — than from its fast-food progenitor. But if you can afford it, this version from Angela Salamanca and Marshall Davis is infinitely more satisfying. By mimicking Taco Bell’s folded creation but relying on better ingredients and preparation, Ex-Voto has created a deeply gratifying and memorable meal.

This offering from Salamanca and Davis — who previously opened Gallo Pelón, North Carolina’s first mezcaleria (in Raleigh) — is worth ordering on a weekly basis. It’s just that good.

Ex-Voto’s booth, which is also known as “Burrito Bodega,” stands at the back of the glitzy food hall adjacent to