La Foca Taqueria
“Luckily I saw that this place was open until 3:00AM and took advantage of such.”
“This is not an actual reason to remove a star from a taco joint however.”
La Foca Taqueria
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
3 reviews
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I waited too long for two tacos here at like 11:30 at night. I was a little tipsy so I was excited to shove some tacos into my face. I figured they would be done quickly so I ordered 2 tacos to go while I waited for the bus; 1 chicken and 1 carnitas.
20 mins, no ubers, and 3 buses later I finally got my order. I hopped on the next bus, got home and ripped open the bag only to be incredibly disappointed with how overcooked and dry the meat was. The carnitas had absolutely no flavor and the guac wasn't salted at all. The chicken had flavor but it was so dry. I waited too long for the meat to not be fresh. Like what took 20mins? Dicing up the cilantro? (That can be tedious I guess).
Next time I'm in a drunken stupor I'll try to have a better food judgment.
I wanted to like this place more than I did. It seems to be a mom and pop operation with the kid (maybe 11) working the front. First off, there are signs in front that say they don't have a bathroom. This is troubling because I kind of needed one. And I don't know the laws very well, but I thought they had to have one? Either way…
Mushroom nachos – The mushrooms had a lot of mushroom flavor. This shouldn't be a revelation, but it kind of seemed like one, after having a lot of crappy mushroom dishes from Mexican restaurants. The guacamole was pretty good as well. However, the chips were stale, and the only cheese was Oaxacan, and there was a bunch of crema. I like melty cheese and maybe some beans. With not stale chips of course.
Shrimp burrito – The tortilla that the burrito was served in was also kinda stale. And it's very possible that the shrimp inside was pre-cooked, as it hardly had any shrimp flavor. The rice and beans were fine, but nothing special. The burrito was pretty big though, so there was that at least.
Vegetable Cemita – It what's an unfortunate theme, the bread was kind of stale. But on the good side, there were a lot of different vegetables in the cemita. Zucchini and tomato and avocado and other stuff too. Made the sandwich have some heft to it, which was nice.
Their horchata was pretty good and the Jamaica too.
Overall, improvement is needed, but it's a decent start.
Decided to head to a friend's apartment in Bushwick arriving a bit after midnight and was of course on the hunt for some food. Luckily I saw that this place was open until 3:00AM and took advantage of such. I opted to order delivery on Eat24, here's the 411:
Chorizo torta: Wow. Ingredients were certainly not skimped on. I added oaxaca cheese for an extra $1.50, which in my opinion, is a bit much for cheese. Not even extra cheese. And usually guac is the extra charge (which the sandwich comes with by default). But I digress, not the end of the world. The sandwich was delicious, flavourful, and messy.
Chips and salsa: Yikes. This is the reason for my lack of star. I can't remember ever ordering mexican delivery and not getting containers of red and green runny salsa. Why in life did I get those and just chips? I assumed that they skimped out and counted that as the salsa. But paying $4 for really hard, unsalted tortilla chips and salsa that comes with the order by default is pretty lame. Maybe I should have asked about the salsa. Either way, there was a mistake.
Overall, the food is great from my experience and I'm itching have some more. I recommend trying this place out if you're in need of authentic, well priced mexican food in the Bushwick area.