Tehuitzingo Deli Grocery
695 10th Ave., Hell's Kitchen, NY
We freak out over tacos. They’re constantly on the brain, and our quest to uncover tasty tacos around this city is never ending. In some other parts of the country, taco trucks and carts decorate street corners like Starbucks do here. In NYC, you have to dig a little harder. So when we come up with a quality find, it’s something to write home about. Get Up Kids style.
The good people of Infatuation Nation who constantly @immaculateinfat and email us with their suggestions led us to Tehuitzingo. Thank you guys, well done. It doesn’t look like much from the outside, but once through the storefront bodega, an oasis of hot sauce is uncovered. There are nearly twenty different taco options ranging from goat to beef tongue to pork to potatoes with jalapenos. There’s a little something for everyone. Order at the window, grab a 16oz Mexican Coke from the fridge, nosh on a stool and enjoy the ghetto grocery garden of fake flowers, inflatable Corona bottles and palm trees hanging from the rafters. This is our kind of spot.
Food Rundown:
Guacamole
Spicy, chunky and really, really good. I can’t confirm, but it tasted (and looked) like each serving of guac was made fresh to order.
Tacos Al Pastor
A huge helping of spicy roast pork over a bed of pineapple. A unique spin on a pork taco, and now officially one of my favorite tacos in NYC. Make sure you get one of these.
Lengua Tacos
Enough chunks of fatty beef tongue to break through the double layered tortilla that housed this taco, if you like your beef with a little extra blubber and a little extra flavor, you’ll be really into this one.
Chorizo con Papas Tacos
It’s hard to not order a chorizo taco, but we’d suggest staying away from it here. We’re not 100% sure this was actually chorizo, it could have easily been cat. Not good.
Barbacoa Taocs
A heavy handed serving of goat meat, which, to me, tastes like a combination of duck, dark chicken and pork. I don’t really care what animal the meat comes from, as long as it tastes good. These goat tacos are damn tasty. Get in there.
Papas con Rajas Tacos
This potato, onion and jalapeno taco is quite tasty. The pepper surprisingly didn’t add as much kick as you would think, and we had to pile on a bunch of extra sauce here to get this taco out of the dry desert. Regardless, we enjoyed it.
Vegetarian Taco
A pile of rice and beans with some lettuce and tomato for garnish. It was very good, but a lot of food to fit into s small tortilla. A fork and knife are definitely required for this one.
