Dolores Place

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"A walk-in-only spot on Tompkins in Bed-Stuy that serves a tight menu of five tacos alongside botanas and a rotating plato del día; it feels more like a focused neighborhood kitchen than a full taqueria. Wait times can be long but seats at the bar open up, and recent highlights included sizzling, well-seasoned beef fajitas and papadillas—fried corn tortillas stuffed with mashed potato—that hit a comforting sweet spot. Most dishes skew mild, with the aguachile verde campechano as the notable spicy exception (a bracing mix of squid, octopus, and shrimp), and there are no desserts, so patrons often order another thick, tomato-and-strawberry-forward “One Trick Pony” michelada that verges on gazpacho." - Grub Street