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February 10, 2014 Mija Cantina
While everyone was clearing out of the city for the snowmageddon, and old cor-worker and I were meeting for dinner in Faneuil Hall. Missing the guacamole at Zocalo, which was by our old office, we head to Mija to see if/how their guacamole stands up.
Not surprising, there are only about 12 other people here. Most are sitting at the bar, so we get a nice big booth to ourselves. While this place will be great in the summer time when they open up the windows, it is freezing inside tonight.
I like the decor here – leather chairs and banquettes mixed with distressed wood, Moroccan style lamps and (fake) candles.
We start off with the guacamole $10, smashed hass avocado, red onion, jalapeno, cilantro that come with a bowl of chips. I read their reviews on Yelp, and they are getting killed on ratings, most people giving them 1 or 2 stars. With almost no one there, you would think that the service would have been excellent, unfortunately, our waitress seemed disinterested with us. When the guacamole arrived, we asked for salsa (twice) and it arrived after our entrees were delivered. I have the short rib enchilada baked with salsa rojo and Monterey Jack ($18). The food was ok for me, nothing to write home about, but it was certainly edible (and the portion was generous). I’m thinking that you should stick to coming here for drinks after work with friends – they have over 100 different kinds of tequila and $1 beef or chicken tacos during happy hour.
Speaking of tequila, are/were you an #Entourage fan? Remember when Turtle goes into business with a tequila company, #Avion? Avion is a real brand of tequila, and you can try it at Mija. See that Maggie Hoffman, of Serious Eats, thought of Avion here.
Mija Cantina
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Tags: bar, casual eating, faneuil hall, mexican, restaurant, tacos
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November 25, 2013 Taco Truck
Moving to a new office means a whole slew of new food trucks to try out. I posted before about the barbacoa tacos from the Taco Truck, which were delicious. This time around I went with the shrimp tacos – of course with cotija cheese and gucamole. 3 tacos with seared adobo rojo shrimp, pico de gallo, pineapple and fresh green salsa for just under $10. Check out how fresh the tacos are, the bright colors. The shrimp had a little bit of a kick to it and it was balanced by the sweetness of the pineapple. I loved how everything melded together, and the flavors were bold but complimentary. Getting your taco takes a beat, but good things come to those that wait. The service is super friendly every time I go.
Taco Truck
See the menu here
Tags: casual dining, food truck, mexican, tacos
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October 7, 2013 Taco Truck
With a new office location, comes new food trucks! While I’ve eaten at the Taco truck before, it’s nice to have them close to the office now! The lines at lunch time are quite long, just the nature of the location and just how many business’ are frequenting them. But it’s a nice day, warm, and it feels good to be out in the sun. Pretty soon you will be able to order online in Boston, so keep your eyes out for that!
I grab 3 barbacoa tacos with guacamole and cotija cheese (cheese and guac are an additional charge). The tacos come with pasilla braised shredded beef with onions, cilantro and roasted red salsa. The meat has some really nice flavor and the guacamole and cheese add a nice texture. Highly recommend that you stop by. Check out their website or follow them on Twitter to find their location.
The Taco Truck
http://www.thetacotruck.com/locations/boston-truck
Tags: food truck, seaport, tacos
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July 3, 2013 Quicks Hole
We spent the weekend down at the Cape. It was an unexpected sunny day, so we decided to head down to Woods Hole for lunch. We even managed to get a parking spot right out front, what luck!
We haven’t been to Quick’s Hole in quite some time, but loved the freshness of the food, and the intense flavors so we head back with the intention of getting our fish taco on.
They have a great little patio deck off to the side. Great place to people watch.
There is also bar style seating against the wall and around the perimeter to add additional seating.
We get the lobster quesadilla, it’s enormous! At $21.95 it is not cheap, but it is pretty darn tasty.
After trying a bite of the Baja shrimp tacos, I wished I had ordered the shrimp quesadilla, but will keep it in mind for next time. The tacos come 2 for $13.95. They are bright in color and flavor – really tasty. All in all, really satisfied – a nice afternoon!
Quicks Hole
6 Luscombe Avenue
Woods Hole, MA 02543
(508) 495-0792
quickshole@gmail.com
Hours: 11 am to 10 pm every day in season.
Closed for winter.
http://www.quicksholewickedfresh.com
Tags: restaurant, seafood, tacos
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June 19, 2013 Cool Ranch Dorito Taco – Taco Bell
It was a rainy afternoon, and a weird hour. We had missed lunch and we were running non stop errands. We drove by a Taco Bell and there was a request to stop in. I grew up on McDonald’s…and now when I have the craving and go, my stomach hurts for a month – you have to build up an iron stomach for that stuff. But I draw the line at Taco Bell and am proud to say I’ve never eaten there. The main draw for the stop request was of course the Cool Ranch Dorito Taco. You’ve seen the commercials. I concede to stopping and wait in the car. Here’s what the Taco Bell photo looks like:
Doesn’t even look all that appealing on the website…
Here’s what we got…
There was almost no meat. I had one bite, and while I can’t accurately describe what it tasted like…it did not taste like a Cool Ranch Dorito. So…that was the first and last time we will make a stop at Taco Bell. 🙂
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April 14, 2013 Lone Star Taco Bar
We had a mishap in trying to find this place before, we ended up next door at Deep Ellum. So when we finally returned, we were ready! We had built this place up in our heads, so we couldn’t wait to dive in. Love the bar, a really simple but great set up.
It was a weeknight, so there weren’t too many other people here. Our waitress was really nice and gave us some good suggestions. The service is what you would expect from a bar.
How do you go Mexican and not get guacamole? ($9)
Chicken Ranchero Tostada, Crispy tortilla house beans topped with ranchero braised chicken, Napa cabbage and crema.
You get the tacos per piece, so they run about $4 a piece. Order a few per person and you can always order more if you’re hungry. We had the Beef Barbacoa: Smoked brisket, pickled red onion, avocado crema, cotija and the Dallas Spicy Beef: Spicy beef with mushrooms and chilis on a fried tortilla with longhorn cheese.
Grilled Street Corn ($6) with Cotija, cilantro, chili lime aioli. Really delicious! We ate so many tacos that it was an expensive night, more money than we thought we were going to spend, but good to try out the place once. It’s location and lack of parking make it kind of pain to get to. The food was good, and if it were more convenient, we would probably go more often.
LONE STAR TACO BAR
479 Cambridge St. Boston, MA 02134
617.782.822
http://www.lonestar-boston.com
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February 12, 2013 Taco Truck
A new food truck has now started coming around near my office, The Taco Truck. They have multiple trucks in multiple states, follow the Boston truck on twitter with the hashtag #TTTBoston. They have been having some issues with their truck lately, so it is always good to check Twitter for updates, https://twitter.com/TheTacoTruck
Check out their menu on their site http://www.thetacotruck.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/TTT_Boston.pdf
I had the barbacoa de costilla tacos – 2 corn tortilla tacos for $5 (pictured on the bottom right) and the arroz red rice with corn ($2.50). Lunch for under $10 and I was full! The tacos have a really nice flavor to them, I was impressed they came off a truck. The meat was a little hard to bite apart in a lady like way at the office, but hey, it was worth it. The flavors were bold without being overwhelming. The rice was tasty, simple but good. I’ve been dying to have them again, this time to try the tacos with guacamole and cotija cheese, but they are MIA. Taco Truck, hurry up and fix your truck, my whole office is waiting for you to come back because I’ve been raving about you guys!
To check out where food trucks are around Boston, check out this site: http://www.cityofboston.gov/business/mobile/schedule-tabs.asp
Tags: boston, food truck, red rice, taco truck, tacos
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March 30, 2011 Dorado Tacos
I follow Free Food Boston’s blog, and towards the end of last year there were a lot of posts about Dorado Taco’s…talking about how fantastic their brunch was. It only took me what, 5 months to get there? Check out the Free Food Boston Post on Dorado.
We arrived on a Saturday morning at around 11:30 am. Inside, there are enough seating for about 15 and some counter seats by the window. The space is bright and clean.
There were a lot of college kids there-the price is right after all. You know they weren’t from around the area when you can hear them say that they were surprised that Zaftig’s had an hour wait!
I ordered the breakfast quesadillas, 12 inch flour tortilla with three cheeses, scrambled eggs, & salsa fresca (for $4.50) and for a $1 more, I added spicy portabella mushrooms (you can get House-made pork chorizo, Grilled marinated steak, Grilled marinated chicken, and Grilled zucchini & red peppers each for just a dollar more). You can also add Guacamole +.75, add Sour Cream +.50, Add Rice & Beans +1.00, and Add Patatas Bravas +2.00. There was really great flavor in the quesadilla-the cheese was melted and the eggs were fluffy and light. I love the spicy mushrooms-they weren’t “hot” spicy, as in burn your lips, but they had more of a warm spice.
My dining companion had the 2 breakfast taco plate ($6.25) that come with scrambled eggs, salsa fresca & guacamole, rice and black beans. The tacos come with two tortillas each, and you definitely need them because there is so much filling inside-it’s a little hard to eat them politely. The beans also had a warm spice flavor to them-as in, it doesn’t hit you right away but warms the back of your throat.
We had a really great breakfast there-the food was excellent-the service was quick and efficient-and the best part….they serve beer! (and sangria). We can’t wait to go back and try the other things on the menu!
Dorado Tacos and Cemitas
401 Harvard Street Brookline, MA 02446
Open 11AM – 10PM
(617) 566-2100
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