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"In Gracias Madre, Eva María Vázquez and Arturo Muñoz have made a truly environmentally friendly and cruelty-free take on the classic Mexico City taquería. Beginning as a street food stand in 2019, the operation has evolved into a small storefront in the Roma Norte neighborhood and a ghost kitchen serving a growing delivery network. The menu includes seitan-based steak tacos, soy brisket tacos, and seitan chicharron in salsa verde. Check out the vegan take on birria, prepared with soy and charred guajillo chiles and presented with a side of all-plant birria broth made with cactus and chickpeas. Gracias Madre collaborates with similar-minded projects on desserts, so expect to find a rotating selection of local plant-based sweets." - Natalia de la Rosa
