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| Cuisine | Mexican | ||
| Hours | Sun-Thurs 10am-11pm; Fri-Sat 10am-midnight | ||
| Address | 852 Amsterdam Ave | ||
| Location | Btwn 101st and 102nd Sts, The Upper West Side | ||
| Transportation | Subway: 1 to 103rd St | ||
| Phone | 212/662-6900, 212/662-7400 | ||
| Prices | Burritos $6.50-$8.50; tacos $2; tamales $6; Mexican dishes $9.50-$11 | ||
| Credit Cards | AE, DISC, MC, V | ||
Frommer's Review
This Mexican restaurant serves some of the best tamales in New York. Wrapped in cornhusks, as a good tamale should be, they come in two varieties: in a red mole sauce with shredded chicken or in a green tomatillo sauce with shredded pork. There are three tamales in each order, which costs only $6, making it a cheap and almost perfect lunch. The burritos are authentic and meals unto themselves. The tinga burrito, shredded chicken in a tomato-and-onion chipotle sauce, is my favorite. Each is stuffed with rice, beans, and guacamole. Don't get fancy here; stick with the tamales, burritos, and soft tacos, the best being the taco al pastor, a taco stuffed with pork marinated with pineapple and onions.
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