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| - I went to La Carnita with a friend on a Wednesday around 6, and it wasn't busy yet so we were quickly seated. We stayed until around 7 when it started to pick up, so I would recommend coming earlier if possible. The restaurant doesn't do reservations so you may be stuck waiting.
Our waiter was very pushy, which dampened the overall experience. He interrupted our conversation to give us the menu and seemed keen to rush us out of the restaurant at every stage. I know it's a popular place and they want to free up tables, but it there were several empty tables while we were eating, so it didn't seem justified.
They have daily specials and a pretty simple menu, similar to other Mexican places I've been to. I decided to try the horchata (mostly because of the Vampire Weekend song) and it was very refreshing and sweet. I got the pollo frito and the In Cod We Trust which were both delicious. Its hard to eat one of these tacos gracefully, but if you don't mind getting your hands dirty it'll be well worth it.
Coming from 7 lives, I wasn't really used to eating a taco with only one layer of wrapping and I think these were particularly flimsy, which made them harder to eat. They also had less filling than tacos had other places I've been, but the taco shells seemed a bit fresher. Also unlike 7 lives they don't have many hot sauce options. They have a brown sauce that is somewhat spicy, but I like my tacos really spicy so it didn't do it for me.
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