Midtown New York is terrible as far as getting a good taco goes. If the Northeast in general is a taco wasteland than Midtown is it’s epicenter. There’s a glut of Chipotles, Qdobas and Baja Freshes which are fine if I’m looking for something quick and gigantic and fake tasting (which I sometimes am) and there’s some Tortilla Express type hole-in-the-wall type places whose signs make me sick just to look at. But there is nowhere to get a decent taco. Until El Rey Del Sabor (The King of Flavor). Although, they should be called De Luz De Mi Vida (Light of my Life).

(Picture from Midtown Lunch)

For $5 dollars I can get two filling, delicious, real?(I hate the word authentic but I can’t think of anything better) tacos. I mean look at these things (ignore the shitty camera phone pic and see through to the awesomeness)

The thing to get is the al pastor tacos because it’s cool and not on the menu. But also because it’s really freakin tasty. A combination of spicy pork, pineapple and cilantro that’s the perfect balance of savory, hot and sweet. The only thing I feel like I have to say is that the pork was a little tough. But hey, it’s from a cart and it’s 2.50 a taco and honestly, if I have to choose between overcooked and undercooked in my street meat food then I’m gonna have to lean on the side of toughness.

This cart also serves tongue tacos which is another cool thing to get because it’s “dangerous” or something. So maybe I’ll try those next time. But if you’re in midtown and you need tacos, there’s really no other place you should be going.

Oh and here’s something I don’t think we’ve done before. An address:

43rd & 6th (my location)
New York, NY

49th & 3rd
New York, NY

60th & 3rd
New York, NY