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Tacos Nuevo Mexico on 5th Ave. [Brooklyn]

Matt — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:22:37 +0000

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.

What we got there is a spicy pork taco and a veal brain taco! Don’t be afraid of the brain, it’s like a braised meat and it has so much garnish it doesn’t matter! You are what you eat. I remember it being pretty damn good but I also got pretty drunk after so who knows. I’m giving it 4/5 nonetheless.

Barrio Chino on Broome St. [Manhattan]

Matt — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:28:24 +0000

Barrio Chino at 253 Broome St. in the Lower East Side is quite good. The wait is long and the tables are tiny but the food is awesome. DO get the fish tacos for $8. DO also get the Jalapeño Margarita. DO NOT get the Habanero Margarita unless you think Phall Curry goes down like ice cream.

Habanero Margarita (ouch!)

La Superior on Berry St. [Brooklyn]

Matt — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:05 +0000

Go to La Superior at 295 Berry St. Just stop reading this and go. Oh, and get the beef tongue taco – it’s not chewy, it’s like pork belly – but beefy. Just get it and shut up.

I got shrimp, steak, and beef tongue tacos. All good – tongue was the best. Decent prices also, here’s the menu [pdf].

Tacos!

Quesadilla.

Gauc.

Los Pollitos II on 5th Ave [Brooklyn]

Matt — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:33:04 +0000

I’ve been going to Los Pollitos II in Park Slope for many years now. Not because it’s great but because there isn’t any real competition close by (Mezcals is slop, in my opinion). Well, it was time to try their tacos as it’s been a while since I had them. I ordered 1 shrimp ($3), 1 pork ($2.25), and 1 chicken ($2.25)

The shrimp was taco was decent – it’s hard to fuck up shrimp. There was no discernible sauce on the shrimp so it was a little boring. And way too much lettuce (as pictured).

The pork taco was bland and was piled with lettuce – I rather call this one a salad taco. And lastly, the chicken taco; well, we don’t even have to talk about it. Sadly, I have to give these taco a rating of 2. With a few minor adjustments, they have a real chance of being good. But for now, I wouldn’t get them again. Los Pollitos’ specialties are enchiladas and burritos – go there for that. Not the tacos.

Mexicana Mama Centro: Roasted Pork Tacos [Manhattan]

Matt — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:05:56 +0000

It’s been a few years since we ate at Mexicana Mama Centro on 12th St. I remember it was overpriced for Mexican but I didn’t remember how the food was (that should have been the first clue). Since the place is usually pretty full and it’s a little expensive, I figured it had to be decent.

I ordered the Taco De Puerco: “three corn tortillas filled with chile roasted pork, chihuahua cheese and black beans, served with mexican style rice and avocado” for a recession-neglecting $14.25.

iPhone photo aside, they don’t look too appetizing. They may have been run over or dropped on the floor. However, having faith in anything with roasted pork, I was optimistic. Unfortunately, the pork was dry and seasoning was one-dimensional. The spiciness was so-so, typical gringo-level. The cheese and black beans were the only hope for these tacos – but even a dog turd tastes good with cheese and beans on it. The rice was dry and bland, in normal Mexican fashion (Sorry, Mexico, Puerto Rico holds the gold medal there – your rice sucks). The guacamole was a last ditch effort to bring some value to the dish, which falls short as it sits there sadly with grains of dry rice stuck in it. The kitchen must have run out of salt because even the guacamole was lacking.

Overall: Dry, bland, terrible value: 2 Sombreros