All You Can Eat Tacos @ Mercadito Cantina

My last New York City meal of 2009 was at Mercadito Cantina in the East Village.

It just so happened that I was leaving on a Wednesday, and Tuesday night's special is an all-you-can-eat feast of gourmet tacos.

My brother, friend Kai, and I all wanted the tacos, while Kai's friend did not.  Due to a (reasonable) concern on the part of the restaurant about cheating, we had to buy a 4th order of the tacos if we wanted our 4th person to be able to stay seated at our table.

And once the dust of that confusion settled, the plates of tacos came out like clockwork until we were stuffed beyond belief.

Menu at Mercadito Cantina - East Village, NYC

Carnitas - michoacan style braised berkshire pork, cacahuate salsa

Chorizo - homemade green chorizo, manchego cheese, tomatillo salsa

Al Pastor - ancho-guajillo marinated red snapper, grilled pineapple

Tinga de Mole - pulled organic chicken, mole poblano, sweet potato

Estilo Baja - beer battered shrimp, roasted habanero, avocado cole slaw

All of the tacos were rich and wonderful, however my favorite were the Carnitas – michoacan style braised berkshire pork, cacahuate salsa.  Muy delicioso!
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Mercadito Cantina – 172 Avenue B (between 10th & 11th St), New York City

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Dave Lee

Dave is the Founder and Editor in Chief of Go Backpacking and Feastio, a food blog. He's been to 65 countries and lived in Colombia and Peru. Originally from New York, Dave now calls Austin, TX home. Read the complete story of how he became a pro travel blogger.