Antojito Mexicano
“This place will be my alternative to Halal carts from now on and it was probably the best $6 I've spent on lunch in a looooong time!”
“I just tried the chicken and beef tacos and it was probably some of the best I've ever had in the US.”
“I normally opt for pork but today I got a chicken platter (rice, beans, chicken, hot sauce, salsa, lettuce, cheese) for six bucks and it was about the best chicken platter I've ever had.”
Antojito Mexicano
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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Senior just became my new friend in the neighborhood. Some of the best tacos you can get in the midtown from only $5 for 2. Generous portion. Well made.
If you visit him on a low time around 3 to 4 PM, he will make you some really good tacos. Just ask whatever you want and take your time. When I walk by during his rush hour, you won't experience much attention beside just a normal business transaction. I have yet to try everything on the menu but one day.
You can only stand on the sidewalk and eat your taco.
For awhile there, I was worried. After years of stuffing my face at the Antojito Mexicano cart along 28th & 6th, it just suddenly disappeared. I've lost count on the number of times I came to this end looking for it, only it was nowhere to be found. A few years go by and I spot the cart in all of it's glory perched up in the same corner, with Luis doing what he does best: cooking and making magic with Mexican food. It's almost as it never left.
I soon learned the cart decided to make it's return after a couple of years of serving folks along Broadway just down the road. The principal reason for coming back? Apparently there's less Halal carts along this part of 6th Ave, where as they're scattered across Broadway – less competition, means more customers.
Since the cart doesn't stay late, lunch is the only time to really enjoy the food. Luis still throws together some real quality Mexican street side fare like they do in Queens, albeit for a tad more due to it's Manhattan surroundings. Favorites like the quesadilla de papa (potato quesadilla), chorizo torta (spicy Mexican sausage sandwich), carnitas platter, and on occasion, steamed tamales are all the rage when it comes this cart.
There are a multitude of things he can make for folks, all one needs to do is ask. The menu on the front of the cart isn't exactly legible, a worn piece of cardboard with a muffed penmanship that would rival an elementary kid's chicken scratch doesn't exactly make for easy reading. He accommodates with custom made specials often, which are always well made and quite tasty. In a city where Mexican food is often a hot topic and debated endlessly for it's good (and more often bad) eateries, this cart is one of the sure things few Mexican lovers can hardly afford to pass up.