NYC Tastes

I was kind of obsessed with Cafe El Presidente when it first opened.  I found myself thinking about their tacos morning, noon and night. Being that it's so close to my apartment this became a very dangerous little habit and I had to cut myself off completely.  After a very successful 3 month break I finally allowed myself to return and things just seemed better than ever. The Taco Al Pastor filled with delicious spit roasted Heritage pork and sliced pineapple was perfect and probably one of the most delicious things you can order for only $1.95. The Baja Fish Taco was amazing...how they get that outer shell so crisp and light is beyond me. Plus they now give everyone chips and chicharrons in addition to the pickled veggies.  Things are even better than I remember! Cafe El Presidente 30 West 24th Street New York, NY 10010

When I heard the Tacombi team was opening up a new tacqueria in the Flatiron district I was downright ecstatic.  The possibility of having those crispy fish tacos within a 5 minute radius of my apartment seemed like some sort of crazy dream come true.   The menu is split into three parts...Tacos del Presidente (served four to a plate), Tacos Especials (special individual tacos) and sides.  It was early in the day and I was all by myself so two tacos seemed like enough.  I ordered the Gringa Madison and the Crispy Fish from the Taco Especial menu. The Gringa Madison had huge chunks of pastor pork and melted chihuahua cheese on top a grilled flour tortilla doused with chili sauce. This taco was amazing.  The sauce was spicy enough to give my mouth a happy little burn and I loved how the cheese crisped up on the edges.  They certainly didn't skimp on the ingredients either.  That taco wa...