Tacos and burritos are custom-made with fresh ingredients at this industrial-chic Mexican chain.

by Contributor

In Short
Boasting a sleek decor of blond wood, raw steel and exposed pipes, this taqueria hums with conversation and an eclectic mix of piped-in salsa, rock and reggae. Patrons--mostly on-the-go professionals and parents with kids in tow--line up at an assembly-line style counter for hard and soft tacos or burritos (regular, fajita-style or without the tortilla) made with fillings like grilled chicken or steak, free-range pork or shredded beef.

12/20/06

Strange Texture

by billiel

It had a strange texture. The chicken, that was what they called it, crumbled. My experience with chicken is that of muscle fibers. Chicken meat is muscle fibers. Real meat pulls apart into strings of fiber. This material crumbled and compressed in a strange way. The person, who came with me, noticed that it stuck between the teeth and was hard to remove. He took a piece out from the package, and manipulated around. It looked like meat, but it crumbled like something else. He ordered beef, but said that it had a kind of chicken taste to it. My chicken had a kind a beef taste to it. But I don?t remember ever tasting chicken like that. It seem a little like artificial flavoring and kind of chemically. It sat in my stomac for hours. But it was HUGE and CHEAP!!!!

• Pros: nice people
• Cons: it seemed processed from real food