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| - Restaurant: El Trompo Taco Bar
Cuisine: Mexican
Location: Kensington Market
Address: 277 Augusta Ave
Price Range: ~$10
1: Poor 2: OK 3: Good 4: Very Good 5: Excellent
Food: 4
Service: 3
Ambiance: 3
Overall: 3
Extra information:
*Patio during Summer
*Around 7 tables outside
*No air conditioning inside
*Small seating area
One of the cuisines I started to enjoy as I got older was Mexican. Growing up in Vancouver, we didn't really get much options for Mexican restaurants until recently. It was only when I moved to New York 4 years ago that I was introduced to real, authentic (somewhat) and delicious Mexican food.
El Trompo Taco Bar is located in Kensington Market, a little far from public transit so you might have to walk a bit. When I went, the weather was still hot so we decided to sit out in the patio since there were no air conditioning inside.
When you sit down, they give you 2 hot sauce in plastic bowls. One of them are red hot sauce (spicy & salty) where as the other one is green hot sauce (refreshing & has that after kick). These come with 2 spoons and I realized they don't give you specific instructions as how to use them, are you suppose to use the spoons to scoop up some sauce for your plate? or do you use the spoon to put some on your chip? or do you dip your chip in the bowl? I was seeing people using it different ways and it made me wonder how sanitary it could be cause I doubt all this is just for one time use.
Ordered: GUACAMOLE 4/5
*$6.75 for a bowl
*This is premade in the morning so it will come the moment you order it
*Has lots of fresh tomato pieces
*Came with basket of crunchy nacho chip
*Nacho chips are corn based and lighty salted
*Bowl doesn't look very big but it's very deep so you do get your money's worth
*Had a bit of cilantro but would prefer more
*Mixed this with green hot sauce and it was really good
Ordered: TINGA - SPICY CHICKEN 4/5
*Shredded chicken tacos cooked in tomato/smoked chipotle pepper sauce, topped with onions & coriander
*5 pieces for $9.75
*Small size tacos (authentic kind, not your taco bell size)
*They use single layer of taco instead of double
*Lots of shredded chicken, onion and cilantro
*Overall has very good flavor but it wasn't spicy at all
*Added lots of green hot sauce
*Messy to eat cause the juice will drip
Ordered: JARRITO DE PINA 2/5
*Pineapple Mexican Soda for $1.99
*Most popular flavor is Tamarind but I've tried that before
*Nothing special, just your average pineapple soda
Summary: I love this little taco joint, maybe next time I visit I can ask them to make my order spicier cause I know I can handle the heat. Def going back for their fresh guacamole and I want to try beef alambre next time!
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