To paraphrase a line from Pulp Fiction, La Carnita makes a pretty good taco, I dunno if they're worth $5, but they're pretty effing good.
I checked out La Carnita last night after running the Indy track for the YMCA run, so my hunger from my intense physical activity may have enhanced my dining experience. I started off with the gordita, it had a nice crunch to it at first, but the meat was saucy and eventually made the tostada a bit soggy. The pickled onion added a nice balance to the dish.
The arctic char served on a tostada with corn was up next. Nicely seasoned and the corn matched well with the fish. A bit difficult to eat, I think serving this as a taco would have been a better choice.
The chorizo taco is your quintessential good taco. It's the flavours, smell, & texture that instantly bring me back to my time eating tacos in Mexico.
At first I was offended by the use of Voltron in the naming of a fish taco sauce, leave my childhood alone! But then I tasted it and that's where the magic happens. The fish was nicely seasoned and evenly fried with just the right amount of batter. The addition of the tartness of pickled cabbage with a sweet crunchiness of the apple and the background heat from the sauce ignites all areas of your tastebuds in a fantastic way. The ingredients combine to become more than the sum of their parts, just like Voltron, so you get a pass on this one La Carnita!
I'm going to return to answer the question what $8 corn on the cob tastes like.