El Tepeyac Taqueria 97 St
Mexican restaurant · East Harlem
1505 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10029
"As businesses like Reyes Deli in Park Slope and Zaragoza in the East Village go to show, some of the city’s best Mexican food is found behind the counters of bodega-taquerias. El Tepeyac, on the border of East Harlem and the Upper East Side, is no exception. The burritos, which come with carne asada, al pastor, cecina, and a few other meats, are first rate. Order one to share, plus one of the restaurant’s lesser-seen Mexican dishes, like guaxmole verde (pork ribs in a sauce made from gauje seeds and jalapeno) or entomatado, a beef stew with tomatillo and chipotle chiles." - Eater Staff
"Pictured here is the best burrito in New York City, or so it was named by local food Instagrammer @beli_eats last year. The account, which has over 100,000 followers, is known for its power rankings of the city’s best burgers, pizzas, Italian sandwiches, and so on. In September, it came for burritos, and this one from El Tepeyac Food Market apparently rose above the rest. Almost everyone sitting outside this Upper East Side bodega-taqueria was eating a bowl of soup — pork pozole or caldo de res — but I restrained myself and went for the campechano burrito. For $13, it comes packed with rice, beans, steak, and chorizo in a toasted flour tortilla that was fighting for its life to stay enclosed. Was this the best burrito in New York City? I’ll let you be the judge. At the very least, it was the best one this week. — Luke Fortney, reporter" - Eater Staff
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