Spiral Project #4: San Loco
Posted by Rocco Privetera on January 26th, 2010 filed in Musings, Restaurant ReviewContinuing down avenue A we get to 151 Ave A and San Loco.
San Loco is a tex-mex place. Given that its right around the corner from where I live, and open until 4am, that means late snacks end up there (or Crif Dogs…or Veselka). They’ve got a lot of standard stuff – burritos, tacos (soft and hard), chip plates, chili, etc. I had eaten here a few times before this review but ate it anyway in order so that I honored the Spiral Project.
This time I got two soft tacos – one pork, one catfish – and a large chili which I had never tried before. The chili was so-so, watery even. The tacos are what I’ve come to expect – pretty decent. Interestingly, when eating there, the tacos are easily the best value. The burritos cost as much as two tacos but are barely any larger than one taco! In fact everything other than the tacos are on the small side for the price.
The place is crewed by a number of fun women who try to keep chipper in the face of all night drunken kids and hipsters, there’s a full bar, and the atmosphere is warm and cozy enough.
Now I’ve had some veteran New Yorkers tell me to stay away amid worries about food quality and safety. I usually ignore that sort of thing due to my ox-like constitution, and I haven’t seen any sign of it here, so I take it with a grain of salt.
So to wrap up: while you might find better deals or classier eats elsewhere, if you want tacos at 3am and you are in the area, this place is perfect.
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