Buenos Dias Senoritas y Gringo's! While there are many contenders for best taco's in NYC... it would be rather challenging to pick which is best, since this one has the best this and that one has the best that...(plus I will be saving this and that for a future piece). However, I did have this weekend the best Breakfast Taco's I've had outside of Texas (the best being my buddy Terry's wife Michelle's ...who also turned me onto Cerveza-rita's* and those at the Stripes Gas Stations** on South Padre Island, Texas).
Tacombi offers their breakfast taco's for 3.69 all day. The selection varies depending on what is available, best and freshest at the market. Today they had three choices and it's hard to pick a favorite. I really loved the Mexicana which had tomatoes, onions and jalapenos for some heat, the Chorizo and Potato was nice and spicy and last but certainly not least the Verde Huevos (think Dr Seuss) eggs cooked in tomatillo sauce (little green tomatoes w/a husk) with potatoes. All were topped with a slice of fresh avocado and delicious.
The interior of Tacombi is set up to look like a taco stand in a seaside town south of the border. It has a VW bus (serving the lunch and dinner taco's) big leafy plants, folding metal tables and chairs and a nice big skylight to let the sunshine in. You purchase tickets at the drink counter (Coffee, Horchata, Aqua de Tamarindo, etc) on the center right and get you breakfast from the kitchen in the back.
Tacombi's lunch and dinner taco's ($3.69 as well) are really good as well and I'm really looking forward to trying their home-made Paletas (Mexican Ice pops usually made w/fresh fruit ...and I'm really hoping they make some of the spicy versions with chilies added to the fruit)
*Dumbfounded that this was not invented earlier...and that it is still offered in few places...Quite simply pour a good dark Mexican beer like Negra Modelo or Bohemia in a glass and top with a few ounces of frozen margarita. Add a slice of lime to the glass...drink...repeat as necessary...to quench thirst
**I'm not kidding...do not think some slurpee joint here. Stripes is a gas station and among the usual convenience store fare and beer cave...they have a large taco stand serving awesome breakfast taco's and a salad bar with fresh salsa, chopped jalapenos, etc...
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