There are so many great things about this Mexican street food joint from the two guys cooking up a storm of tacos and tamales in a converted Kombi Van to the old mechanics garage the cafe is located within. Tacombi has a rustic "south of the border" feel, yet also a hard urban edge that is simply too cool for school. This place is very cool...very New York.
Despite the quirky decor and interior it goes without saying thought that the absolute best thing about Tacombi is the food. Miss M and I decide to keep our ordering to a minimum as we had a plan to head down the road to Russ and Daughters and pig out on cream cheese with salmon bagels...but that never happened as the deli was so crowded we could hardly get our foot inside the door.
I keep my ordering under control and order just two tacos. The AL PASTOR (marinated pork and roast pineapple) takes my fancy as does the CRISPY FISH (beer battered fish, chipotle mayo and cabbage slaw).
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| Al Pastor - $3.67 |
OMG - these tacos were AMAZING! The crispy fish taco blew my mind so much so that I'm going to attempt making this taco at home (using frozen fish from the supermarket though - let's not go too crazy with this whole cooking shingdig). I've already made a pineapple salsa a few times ala the AL PASTOR and it's been a big hit.
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| Crispy Fish Taco - $3.67 |
Miss Piggy cannot live on Tacos alone (sadly) so we bought a drink each. I go for the AGUA DE SANDÍAAGUA (Freshly squeezed lime and watermelon juice) and Miss M goes tropical and opts for a big tall glass of DE JAMAICA (tart, unsweetened tea brewed from hibiscus flower).
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| Agua De Sandia (on the left) and Agua De Jamaica on the right - $2.67 each |
So needless to say I have big regrets in not having eaten my own body weight in delicious tacos and will be hitting up El Loco soon for something a bit more authentic than I can muster up at home.
OMFGGGGGGGGG, when i read about this place in your recap i was soooo excited, now i want to go there even more. looks like i need an el loco hit too.
ReplyDeleteThis place looks very cool Miss Piggy, love the decor and the tacos look delicious. Great photos too :)
ReplyDeleteHaha, the Kombi van is hilarious - they stick out the top!! Some very good lookin' tacos - great we can get almost similar in Sydney now :)
ReplyDeleteLOL, "Let's not go to crazy with thos whole cooking shindig", that's gold! I've already planned my trip, but I so have to find space for this restaurant!
ReplyDeleteWOW those tacos look amazing - this place is deffo on my list of places to visit in NYC!
ReplyDeleteThose AL PASTOR look amazing.. omg so envious.. i cant wait to travel~~
ReplyDeletelovely meeting you last week mel :)
the tacos here are amazing! god i miss NYC! all your posts on NYC makes me want to go back NOW!
ReplyDeleteQue sabroso! That's got me speaking in Spanish! Fab looking place and me too I'd love to see this tacombi in Sydney, great photos and review
ReplyDeleteLove the name of the place as much as the look of those tacos!
ReplyDeleteOoh pork & pineapple sounds so delish! Would you believe I'm already planning on going back to New York?!
ReplyDeleteLove the quirky interior, and the tacos look fantastic, your NY post have me itching to go to NY so very soon.
ReplyDeleteOh I need to go to NY soooo bad! I'll eat the entire state haha. These look so delicious!
ReplyDeletezomg tacos in a hippie van!
ReplyDeleteAhhh it must be a little depressing going through your NYC posts huh? Makes me wanna go back so bad!!
ReplyDeleteOMG that looks good. I think one of the best things about visiting NYC is what you stumble upon unexpectedly. Wish I had stumbled upon this place!
ReplyDeleteI'm weeping with jealousy :'( I really really want to go, and those tacos look so damn fine!
ReplyDeleteCrispy fish tacos are so good aren't they! These ones look particularly outstanding too! :D
ReplyDeleteThis post reminds me of my time in Mexico. I did tacos for a week and had to switch to salads to fit in my pants :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a quirky place. Great find! It's definitely going on my to-eat list!
ReplyDeletethat van is so cute! love the quirky interior and hot damn that fish taco looks amazing
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