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| - I stopped by here to try three of their tacos the other day. I have to say, I expected more in the way of flavour.
I tried the barbacoa, chicken Hermanos, and the pulled pork. All are essentially braised or stewed meats with a bit of fresh toppings (pico de gallo on the beef, a slight bit of mango on the chicken and a cabbage slaw on the pork).
None of the tacos I tried were particularly spicy. The chicken had a mild hit of heat. The beef and pork had no heat whatsoever. I would say that I liked the chicken best for that reason. They did offer me a bottle of some hot sauce, but while the hot sauce had a nice amount of heat, it was way too smokey and overwhelmed the flavours of the tacos so I didn't really use it.
The meats were, paradoxically, dry and yet too wet at the same time. I'm assuming they're braising too fast at too high a heat to achieve that disappointing result. A long slow braise at low heat would result in juicier meat. The interior of the meat, when you bit into it, was dry, but it was surrounded by way too much of the braising liquid. This led to really wet tacos which is definitely no bueno. Also, the meats (aside from the chicken) were just not seasoned enough.
I make tacos or burritos at home from leftover braised meats and I season that meat up. I'm sorry but if I can do better at home, I think you are failing a bit at your overall purpose. I want restaurants to give me better food than I can make at home. I probably won't be rushing back here, but I would recommend it for people who like really wet and mildly seasoned tacos.
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