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| - As I get back into the review swing of things, the first place that comes to mind in the Burgh is this joint. Having eaten here numerous times now, I can give it my legit stamp of approval, and this review hah. I am enamored, by the whole experience of eating here. See, I lived in Mexico many moons ago and eating street tacos was an ADL - activity of daily living (common medical abbreviation). So yea I get a dose of nostalgia here, but their food is the reason I keep coming back and what I think about after I leave. As in previous reviews, the options are standard- chicken, bistec, barbacoa, pork. What they do that's special, that I haven't had elsewhere, is that they season their meat quite substantially using more than just salt and pepper. Their chicken meat is made with caramelized onions. Their barbacoa is ready to eat with a plate of rice if you choose- it's that flavorful on its own. You see the pics of their condiments, which are all you can add. There's the salsas of various kinds, including avocado and habañero (which is not dumbed down at all!). There's the fresh chopped veg toppings and grilled chiles if you're lucky. The final product of your ultimate choice is incredibly delicious, not to mention filling. I've had 2 tacos and been full, 3 and really full.
You pay for however many tacos you want inside the grocery store, $2.50 each, the cashier will give you a ticket of your quantity. You take it outside and hand it to the kind sir who will prepare your bounty. You can eat right there on plastic disposable plates covered in wax paper- they use plastic bags in MX. Or take it home, which I've done as well, and enjoy a less warm but still delish meal. The tacos are large, 2 of them fill a plate. It's an incredible meal at the cheapest of prices. The grocery store has authentic goods from their homeland, mainly food items but they also carry fresh meat and piñatas, just in case.
So back to being en enamorado- to eat these incredible tacos on the street, with paisanos, listening to tejano or mariachi tunes, for me can't be beat.
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