Taco Mix

"This Pueblan taqueria owned by Alejo Sanchez specializes in al pastor, as is probably evident from the giant pineapple-topped trompo of pork twirling in the window. Get the mini taco, by all means: The tortillas are better and show off the meat with a few shards of fruit to greater advantage. And carefully survey the vast choice of condiments along the shelf, which includes salsas as well as dried, fresh, and pickled chiles. Tacos Arabes also dispensed on their traditional flour tortillas." - Robert Sietsema

"The original Taco Mix in East Harlem is doing delivery and pick-up for the area. You can place your order online (as long as it involves at least two al pastor tacos - they’re tiny, a little sweet, and incredible)." - hannah albertine, nikko duren, bryan kim, arden shore, matt tervooren

"A massive pork al pastor beckons from the window of Taco Mix, and it’s a mistake to miss it. The al pastor tacos are among the best in town, Eater critic Robert Sietsema says. They’re so good that the restaurant, which started as a food cart, now has locations on the Lower East Side and in Industry City in Brooklyn." - Kayla Stewart, Eater Staff

"From its early days as a food cart, Taco Mix has deep roots in late-night eating. These days, its Harlem location is open until 4am (they also have an outpost in Industry City), and it's where you go when you want to stand at a narrow counter and eat a quick bite of meat piled on top of tortillas after dancing for three hours straight. Your focus should be the al pastor tacos—you’ll need at least four of them—but they have all kinds of filling foods here." - willa moore, will hartman, neha talreja, bryan kim

"There’s no need to look further than the beautiful twirling cylinder of pork al pastor in the window to know which taco to get. It’s one of the best tacos in town. Watching the carver at work makes the taco twice as tasty, and there’s an impressive array of toppings, running to dried red chiles, chiles in oil, pickled jalapenos, and an array of colorful salsas. Miniature tacos and a wide variety of traditional fillings are also available." - Robert Sietsema