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| - Tacos! I don't go downtown often, and Tremont even more rarely, so a Barrio opening up on the east side was possibly the best part of 2017 to date. It's ridiculously crowded right now, but I imagine it'll die down a bit eventually. In good news, the hostesses are nice and they'll give you a pager that works as long as you stay within a block or so radius, so you could always grab a drink somewhere nearby while you wait for your turn.
They've got a great bar menu, with a good selection of tequila and margaritas. A pitcher is approximately 4-5 glasses, which isn't a bad deal. We split two pitchers with another couple-- one guava and one blood orange-- and it worked out pretty perfectly. I liked both, but the blood orange was definitely my favorite of the two. If you're not a margarita person, I'm confused, but they have other good drinks and a nice beer menu as well. As far as appetizers go, the queso blanco is excellent. It reminded me a lot of Moe's queso.
Tacos, however, are the important part of Barrio. You need 2-3 tacos for a good meal, depending on how hungry you are. They're only $3-$4 each, so it's a really reasonable night out. They have a menu of suggested tacos as well as create-your-own. From the El Jefe suggestion list, I really liked the El Filadelfia steak taco, but my husband didn't care for the braised beef in the Carne Trozo. Creating your own tacos is more fun, in my opinion. I will warn you not to go overboard on the toppings even though they all sound delicious. You can bubble in as many items as you like, but if you overload your taco it nets you a giant soggy mess. Another item worthy of note is that the Green Goddess tortilla option is a calorically terrible choice but also Barrio's gift to the taco world; it has the crispiness of a hard corn tortilla, the structural integrity of a soft flour tortilla, and guacamole and queso to bring it all together.
I'm already perusing the Build Your Own Taco menu to plan out my next visit. Can't wait to go back.
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