Santo Taco
Taco restaurant · SoHo
114 Kenmare St, New York, NY 10012
Highlights
Tacos feature steak trompo, carnitas, chicken, carne asada
Tacos feature steak trompo, carnitas, chicken, carne asada
"Nolita’s Santo Taco opened in May, and it’s already getting a sequel. Given the quality of their steak trompo tacos, we aren’t surprised. The second location, on University Place just south of Union Square, will have a lot more seating, as well as beer and margaritas." - bryan kim, willa moore, will hartman, molly fitzpatrick
"Santo Taco, a taqueria from the restaurateur behind Cosme, is in the corner space on Kenmare above La Esquina. The Nolita taqueria sells five different tacos, all on housemade tortillas, ranging from beef trompo to mushrooms with squash blossoms. They're open until 10pm Wednesday-Sunday." - will hartman, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, sonal shah, bryan kim
"This summer’s hottest taco has landed in Nolita. At Santo Taco, a Cosme co-founder layers rib eye and strip steak on a trompo for some of the softest, slickest-with-fat meat we’ve ever eaten atop a fresh, toasty corn tortilla. Top your steak trompo and pork carnitas with salsa verde, and supplement the tacos with a margarita from La Esquina downstairs." - bryan kim, molly fitzpatrick, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah
"Cosme’s Enrique Olvera and team debuted Esse Taco in Williamsburg last year. Now, Cosme’s lesser-known founder, Santiago Perez, has launched his own solo taqueria. In a prime corner where Noho meets Nolita, attached to La Esquina, Santo Taco is already busy, but service moves quickly. There are just a few stools inside, but the majority of the seating is outside, making it perfect for a summer Friday lunch while escaping the office. The best order here is the impressively thin steak trompo (New York strip and sirloin with avocado salsa)." - Emma Orlow
"The people who work at Santo Taco, which took over the upstairs area of La Esquina, wear aprons that say “A Higher Standard.” That might come off as trying too hard (even in Nolita) if the tacos at this spot from a Cosme founder weren’t so damn good. Their steak trompo taco is a shoe-in for the unofficial NYC taco hall of fame. To make it, they layer rib eye and strip steak onto the trompo, season simply with salt, and cook it until it’s soft and slick with fat." - bryan kim, willa moore
