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| - I love the punk-rock, ramshackle approach/environment of this guy's set-up and really like supporting this type of micro-business (and i do mean 'micro' - pretty remarkable what he can churn out from within a space that's smaller than my bathroom).
After two visits here (both on weekends, waited a good 15-20 min each time), I shared the following items (pretty much the entire menu) and all were super-fresh and very tasty, but could use a good bump of heat for added nuance:
- tinga (chicken) tostada ($5.50)
- *verde (veggie) tostada ($5)
- meatball sandwich ($7.50)
- and pinto bean soup ($3.50)
*the verde was tasty but not as much as the chicken, so if you're a meat-eater....
A FEW FYI'S:
- cash only
- if you're there on the weekend, past 4pm. be prepared for some items to be 'sold out' - notably, the flank steak salad and meatball sandwich
- this place is not without its charms, but if you're like me and like to share everything with your companion...these items are tricky to divvy up in the best of scenarios, let alone when you're relegated to standing due to no seating *and* you've got plastic cutlery. sharing gets real messy, which takes away from the taste experience, imo.
- is it worth waiting *beyond* 20 min in a hot'n'crowded environment? i'd say, maybe once...but otherwise, life is short, and there are too many other (and quicker) good-eats options in kensington to bother to wait a second time, especially if you're hungry.
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