Taqueria El Barrio

Taqueria el Barrio, Orfano, T&B Pizza, Restaurant Reviews - Eater Boston

"Boston.com’s Erin Kuschner visits Taqueria el Barrio, which opened a little over a month ago near Boston University, for an early look. There, she finds flavors of Sonora, a town in northwestern Mexico, and a concise menu that starts with chips and salsa worth talking about hours after the meal. The salsa asada has a “smoky, charred taste of roasted tomatoes and just the right amount of garlic,” and while the other versions (roja, verde, and macha) are excellent, Kuschner writes that she “could eat [the salsa asada] by the tubful.” The al pastor taco has melty pork, oozy pineapple, and soft corn tortillas, and there’s an impressive fried fish taco with “light-as-air” chipotle mayo. While the chicken taco didn’t hit the mark for Kuschner, the dulce de leche churro did." - Dana Hatic