Brooklyn
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Jan 11
Tillary Loading Dock Tacos Closing After Blizzard Bandit Steals Truck [Brooklyn]
Photo by Cheryl Tan (Click above for her review)
Sad news that the taco joint on Tillary Street, Loading Dock, is closing after their new $25,000 taco truck was stolen. Seems that the taco place was already in financial uncertainty and this recent event sent them over the edge. Luckily, insurance should help with the stolen truck but for now they’re closing up shop on Tillary street. Even though I’ve had their great tacos, I never got to formally review them. Cheryl Tan has an in-depth write up here.
The loading dock location will close Jan 30. Their tacos will still be available at the Brooklyn Flea in Fort Greene.
[via Brooklyn Paper, Brooklyn Flea]
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Aug 10
Black & Cream Temporary Taqueria at East River Bar Patio [Brooklyn]
I was excited for this event since I missed every other taco-related event this summer. We bought two $8 tickets in advance – not sure why because no one checked any tickets. We’ve been to a lot of food events this summer so maybe we were expecting too much. This wasn’t so much an event as it was just a temporary taco truck selling over-marketed food. The result: waiting 1 hr for two bean tacos, some arugula and a picked pepper. The tacos were OK, but the 1 hr wait was not – a poorly managed event left a bitter taste in our mouth. The beans needed some salt but the taco overall showed some thought was put into it. I did enjoy the carbonated iced coffee from Blue Bottle Coffee. To full the void in our stomachs, we finished the night with a burrito and taco from Little Mexico at The Woods (which were pretty good).
One last East River Bar rant: Why is the Poor Man’s Pina Colada $9?
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Aug 10
Little Mexico at The Woods [Brooklyn]
Little Mexico is the food cart in the back of The Woods (48 S 4th St, Brooklyn) Steak taco above – $3 – awesome! Chicken burrito below – $6 – weird but still pretty tasty (Grilled tortilla, grilled rice, chicken, cheese, no beans)
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Jun 10
5 Burro Café opens on Columbia St. [Brooklyn]
Image credit: 5burrocafe.com
From Timeout: 5 Burro Café The owners of a 20-year-old Forest Hills Tex-Mex cantina open a sister location in Brooklyn, serving the same menu of tacos, fajitas and nachos. The bonus: a garden ideal for sipping the margaritas in the heat.
127 Columbia St between DeGraw and Kane Sts, Brooklyn (718-875-5515)
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Apr 10
Tacos Nuevo Mexico on 5th Ave. [Brooklyn]
Dug this old thing up from Oct. 22nd 2009. We’re talkin’ the renovated Tacos Nuevo Mexico at 489 5th Ave, Brooklyn. Park Slope? Sunset Park? I dunno.
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Apr 10
Second Try for Fast and Fresh on Hoyt St. [Brooklyn]
Gave FnF a second try today. (A second taco try, that is. I’ve eaten quite a few of their burritos). I ordered 1 chicken, 1 beef, and 1 vegetable taco. However, I just received 3 vegetable tacos instead and by vegetable I mean, rice-and-bean tacos. That said, they were good and didn’t make me feel dirty like the other tacos did. I hope next time to eat some meat. The mango shake was pretty good.
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Mar 10
Oaxaca Taqueria Coming to 4th Ave [Brooklyn]
Crappy pic courtesy of Eric at BrooklynLyceum’s iPhone
Brownstoner reports a new taco place coming to 4th ave. Of course, after I move from 4th ave! People are speculating if it’s the same Oaxaca from Smith St. I hope not because I’m about equidistant to Smith St so I’d like a new place to try!