Morlene C.
Yelp
I love Ix Restaurant, the Guatemalan restaurant owned by two sisters across the street from Antojitos, so I was more than excited to check out their new Mexican street food concept and their third restaurant on the block. True to the restaurant's name, their simple menu consists of small bites like tacos, tostadas, tamales, salads, and tortas. There's also dessert and beer, and I actually took the liberty of ordering a beer to go when to-go drinks were first allowed in New York earlier this year but this was my first time trying their food.
$6 per taco for the fish and shrimp tacos I ordered is about standard in New York (though lucky Californians would balk at this price), but this is also often the price for a gourmet taco. The flavors were okay, but both shrimp and fish tacos were much too overcooked, making it feel like the sort of low quality tacos you might get from a truck.
My friend liked their al pastor, tinga, and steak tacos, which were half the price of mine at $3, but agreed that other taco spots in the neighborhood offer in the way of flavor and value. I'm glad I tried it but I will stick with my tried and true spots.