San Loco
Mexican restaurant · East Village ·
Tex-Mex spot with street tacos, burritos, and margaritas
Tex-Mex spot with street tacos, burritos, and margaritas
"I reported San Loco, a Tex-Mex spot on the Lower East Side, closed after a 22-year run because the lease was up and the owners couldn’t reach an agreement with their landlord; they said the pandemic, neighborhood and customer changes, and rising costs contributed to the decision, and its Avenue C location remains open." - Eater Staff
"This East Village mainstay started out on Second Avenue in 1986, then meandered all over the Lower East Side, the East Village, and Williamsburg, and this branch is one of two that remain. The restaurant is self-described as street tacos, but with plenty of Tex Mex influence and just plain creativity, like the taco loco: A flour tortilla adhered around a hardshell corn tortilla with refried beans, and filled with seasoned ground beef. Enchiladas are also particularly good." - Robert Sietsema
"Returning to the East Village after a two-year hiatus, San Loco — which operated from 1986 to 2017 and helped lay the groundwork for the neighborhood's quirky, eclectic dining scene — has signed a lease at 111 Avenue C between Seventh and Eighth streets." - Carla Vianna
"After leaving the East Village a couple of years ago, the taqueria San Loco is reportedly set to return to the neighborhood via a liquor license application for 311 Avenue C; its Bushwick and Williamsburg locations have closed, while its flagship remains open on the Lower East Side." - Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
"I report that Tex-Mex restaurant San Loco may be heading back to the East Village after closing its longtime outpost at 124 Second Ave two years ago; the restaurant has applied for a liquor license for a new spot at 111 Avenue C, between Seventh and Eighth streets." - Carla Vianna
