Tacology

Miami is rife with Mexican joints. But Brickell City Centre’s Tacology stands out. Run by chef Santiago Gomez, known for his work at the upscale Mexican restaurant Cantina La Veinte, Tacology offers variations and regional styles of popular street food. His tacos are delicious, fairly priced, and eclectic. You’ll find a Baja-style lobster taco with […]

Talavera Cocina Mexicana

Talavera is to Mexican street food what Salma Hayek is to a Mexican street person – gussied up and good! Take the two salsas that jump-start diners: one red guajillo-based, one green habanero-based, both pur

Taqueria El Carnal

If tacos – somewhat shaped like mouths – could talk, there would be an argument of such epic proportions that every Mexican restaurant would be forced to give out free earplugs. The (marinated) beef would be between the Tex-Mex version of fast-food chains and the simple, authentic, ungarnished magic offered at a place such as […]

Taquerias El Mexicano

From its red- and green-striped exterior to the colorful rooster sculpture that stands outside the door, Taquerias El Mexicano has the feel of a Mexican tienda. Pinatas hang from the ceiling, and rows of Mexican spices for sale grace the wall behind the counter. Service is a little slow at times. If you visit during […]

Taquiza

No one told Taquiza’s Steve Santana to undertake the painstaking process of turning corn to masa to produce his own tortillas. No one demanded those tortillas be filled with the slightly spicy, charred poblano strips called rajas or the tangy corn fungus known as huitlacoche. Yet after stints with Jeremiah Bullfrog and at Giorgio Rapicavoli’s […]