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| - I visited TIN Kitchen on location at Triple C Brewery. I love their catchy name and easily-identifiable silver paint job. Plus, I have to give props for being able to park inside of a gated section of Triple C's outside patio.
Give my high standards for Mexican-inspired cuisine (I'm from Southern California), I have sadly learned to be trepidacious about it's quality in the Queen City. Yet, TIN delivered so hard, that I had to go back for more!
With all of the wonderful smells drifting from this truck, it was hard to decide what to get. I ended up choosing wisely with the Brisket BBQ, while my girlfriend went for the tried and true Blackened Fish Taco. Despite a line of waiting people, the food was ready in the time it took to get drinks from Triple C and find a table. Not too shabby.
The tacos are mind blowing. While I never eat fish, I actually enjoyed the nibble I stole from my girlfriend from my girlfriend's taco. But the undisputed star of the evening was without a doubt the BBQ Brisket--smokey chipotle bbq sauce with a fantastic slaw. When they say house-made brisket, they ain't lying. The innovative flavors where a perfect marriage of Mexican inspired chipotle with some southern flare. These is a very intentional paring of flavors rather than the "oh, I'll just put some of mom's slaw on top and call it Southern" mentality that I often see at places. And the tender meat would give some established bbq joints a run for their beef. The finishing touch was the crispy texture of the toasted tortilla that added a nice crunch to the package.
After demolishing 4 tacos between us, we had to go back for more. This time we shared an order of the Oaxacan Chicken Mole. While by no means bad, it somehow lacked the gluttonous pleasure of the BBQ.
So why the missing star? The sides.
Whereas the tacos shine, the side are lackluster. The beans of the Peruvian 3-Bean Salad seemed somewhat undercooked. In viewing the chips and salsa, they didn't stand out as amazing, particularly the store-bought chips (if you could do house-made chips and you would quickly become my hero). The saffron rice is probably your best bet. Still when placed (literally) next to the unadulterated awesomeness of the tacos, the sides simply fell short.
In addition to their taco's, they also had a special on oysters (raw or fried) while we were there. While I am not a seafood person, it definitely seemed to be a popular item. It is nice to see them mix it up a little.
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