Bigotes Street Tacos

I finally stopped in to try this place and overall am glad to have done it.  I came in on a busy Saturday lunch--the place is incredibly popular.  I went with a lunch plate--the La Santa, two toasted tortillas with cheese, guacamole, and a choice of meat.  I washed it down with a Jamaica agua fresca, and followed with the arroz con leche.

I put in my order and sat at a table--they give you a buzzer to page you for your food.  Took a little bit but was not bad given how busy they were.  While I waited a server came around with samples of Sopa Bigotes, their specialty soup.  I'm sure glad I got it, it was the best thing I had there.  A very rich, salty (just right) soup with beans that were perfectly done.  Also plenty spicy, as much as I could handle.  Delicious!

But the spice and flavor of the soup set me up for a punch that the rest of the meal didn't deliver.  The La Santa was good.  The tortillas are not cooked crisp, and you can't pick them up, so you need a knife and fork to eat it.  Good, as I said, but on the bland side compared to the soup.

They have desserts--tres leches, churros, flan, arroz con leche, and I saw carrot cake in the fridge.  The arroz con leche was a good sweet finish, but again, not much flavor--I could barely taste the cinnamon.  Desserts are sized and priced to share.

The vibe of the interior is attractive--lots of red, with plants at every table.  It's more of a lunch feel but would work for dinner, they are open until 8 most nights (10 on Saturdays) and have a beer and wine license.  The restroom is next door in the gas station, and it's a gas station restroom--clean enough if you're not picky, but it was out of soap when I went.

I would go again to try the tacos, and would definitely get the soup.

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