Elishevah G.
Yelp
My friends and I have been waiting forever for a kosher Mexican restaurant that isn't Carlos and Gabby's (yuck). Literally the other day we were saying, wouldn't it be amazing if we could get authentic Mexican? Then we LOLd about how it would never happen. Well, it happened. (Next up, can someone please open an authentic Thai kosher place?).
As far as kosher food, this is authentic as Mexican is gonna get. Having not always kept kosher, I am well versed in the real Mexican food world (see my review of all of the tacos trucks, ever). I love me a good taco, and since going kosher I can't say I'm upset that the amazing burrito place down the street closed (sorry, that's so selfish...), because I probably would have been sneaking in there. Anyway...
We went to Mexikosher last night and ordered the birria burrito and the chips and guac. My husband and I shared the aforementioned items, and when we asked the counter guy if he thought the chips and guac would be enough for two people or if we should order two, he said "I never share with my wife." HA. Well, we share, guy... so we ordered one order, which was perfectly enough for two people with the burrito. While our burrito was delicious, we did think it was on the small side, which is unfortunate when your burrito is $17 (however, it should be noted that for kosher meat this is not entirely unfounded - on the other hand, the same burrito is $12 in LA, so clearly it's partly Manhattan up-pricing, grr).
Others have noted that there is absolutely not room in this busy joint, and it's true. We took our food to the nearby park outside the Museum of Natural history - and noted several guys in kippas doing the same. It would be great if they could expand so there is a reasonable amount of seating.
Would I come here again? Sure - but not unless someone invited me for a special occasion or something. While I am proud of myself for riding my bike from BedStuy to the UWS to pre-empt my Mexican food consumption, spending $17 on a burrito is not something I plan to do regularly. However, big ups for chef Katsuji and his crew - we really needed this option (oh and all the Jewish moms fawning over him is priceless, ha).
Mexikosher!