Cemitas El Tigre
Mexican restaurant · Sunnyside
45-14 48th Ave, Sunnyside, NY 11377
Highlights
Ten-layer Mexican sandwiches, tacos, burritos, and beer.
Ten-layer Mexican sandwiches, tacos, burritos, and beer.
"Located in Sunnyside, this casual counter-service spot is a must for sandwich lovers everywhere. The fried chicken cemita comes with perfectly crispy chicken layered with crunchy pickled red onions, avocado, black beans, Oaxacan cheese, lettuce, and tomato, with a thick swipe of mayo on a seeded bun. It’s a behemoth portion and a great deal for around $15." - Eater Staff
"You’ll look like Edvard Munch’s "The Scream" when you eat the extra-tall cemitas at this Sunnyside spot, but you’ll enjoy every minute of it. Pork, short rib barbacoa, and even Southern fried chicken cemitas are available, stacked with Oaxaca cheese, chipotle puree, and more delicious stuff. Order at the counter and then hang out at the eight-seat bar, where you can also get one of those frozen margaritas with a beer bottle in it. The Order: The chipotle puree is the magic ingredient in all the cemitas, but the carnitas version has an extra five-spice kick, and melt-in-your-mouth tenderness." - will hartman, willa moore, neha talreja, bryan kim, sonal shah, molly fitzpatrick
"Located in Sunnyside, this casual counter-service spot is a must for sandwich lovers everywhere. The fried chicken cemita comes with perfectly crispy chicken layered with crunchy pickled red onions, avocado, black bean, Oaxacan cheese, lettuce, and tomato, with a thick swipe of mayo on a seeded bun. It’s a behemoth portion and a great deal for around $15." - Robert Sietsema
"Now that you’ve moved on from eating homemade sandwiches for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for days on end, it’s time to check out Cemitas El Tigre. While visiting this Mexican spot any time of the week guarantees you a multi-layered and meat-packed cemita that you’ll be dreaming about for days, stopping by for brunch means you can choose from a range of weekend-only dishes like a breakfast burrito, breakfast tacos, and a cemita with onion rings, scrambled eggs, and chorizo." - nikko duren
"The award for “tallest sandwich in town” goes to Cemitas El Tigre. We don’t actually know if that’s true, but with ten layers of meat, avocado, chipotle puree, and a whole bunch of other stuff, the cemitas at this Mexican restaurant are definitely in the running. Pork, short rib barbacoa, and even Southern fried chicken cemitas are available, and you can also get those proteins, plus some other options, in burritos and tacos (our go-to is the fish burrito). Order at the counter and then hang out at the eight-seat bar, where you can get one of those frozen margaritas with a beer bottle in it." - neha talreja, nikko duren
