Has anyone tried this New place called Vamos! ? it's on 1st and 20th street. I've had the best Tacos ever, the fish taco is to die for and the steak sandwich they serve at Brunch is incredible.

I think we have here a serious contender for the Best Mexican in NYC !

grecian corner 234 7th ave poor food dont know why very expensive especially paying the illegal mexicans 2 dollars an hour

Hey, I'm a recent SoCal transplant, from orange county, and I'm used to being able to get cheap, tasty, fattening (beans made with lard, mmm..) mexican food whenever I want. For those of you who think we Californias should go back home, have you ever stopped to think that we're not all here by choice?

Now if anyone's from southern california, and you know what I'm talking about- beans with melted cheese, that tasty orange colored rice, carne asada burritos, no healthy crap mixed in, greasy homemade chips and salsa- let the rest of us know where you get it.

Hey, this aint the same as a hole in the wall place, but the chain Chevy's (one in times sq, one battery park) is pretty tasty and fresh. Unlimited fresh chips and chipotle salsa and get this concept new yorkers, free drink refills!

Only place for homestyle mexican cooking and the best in town is El Maguey y la Tuna

on houston street

www.elmagueyylatuna.com

re good mexican

try soho cantina on prince

they make all their own sauces and moles from scratch and the chimichurri steak is the best in town

they marinate it overnight so it's extra tender amd flavorful plus it's large like as big as my forearm

matamoros. williamsburg. bedford & 7th. beautiful sopes for $1.50. Muy authentico, w/ a bit of grease dripping off them, avocados sliced on top if you remember to ask, & everything super-fresh; the chicken is torn up right in front of you. Not much for atmosphere, but far, far more authentic than the hazy, horrible faux-mexican place next door.

Los Pollitos I is in Sunset Park (5th and 36th-ish? It's been awhile). Los P II is the yuppie outlet. Like 'em both, but I think LPI is a little better, but Sunset P is inconvenient, unless I'm going bowling).

The Spaghetti-os sauce place on 5th in the Slope is I think Calexico (LPII is on 5th/St. John's Calexico is a few blocks north); I always referred to it as "that gloppy Mexican place."

Now that there are Mexicans in NYC, I'm sure there's awesome Mexican food around. I just haven't found it. Taqueria y la Fonda is close- loved the chicken torta, but the al pastor and asada were lacking in flavor, though the carnitas was better. Tulcingo Del Valle on 10th and 47th is also good, not great.

Thing is, most people have bad taste, no matter where they're from or where they've travelled.

And Ann, done right, fish tacos are amazing- slices of fresh fish or shrimp, battered and fried, then instantly deposited into a fresh tortilla, piled on with lime, cabbage, salsa and crema. You know, just like you've had in Ensenada at the fish market.

to the anonymous who's tired of the whiners

HEAR EFFING HEAR!

dear god people, do you think just b/c we live in new york we've never flown in a PLANE before?

that since we're on the east coast we've never chosen to go to mexico for vacation?

that some of us have never lived on the west coast before?

do you know for a fact that none of the chefs at the higher class mexican places in nyc aren't from say, border cafe in santa monica and don't go to oaxaca and quintana roo to get culinary inspiration for their dishes?

oh, and while i'm at it... note to west coasters, fish tacos are GROSS! its like, tuna salad on a taco, i mean, why would you DO that?!?!

so, here's some advice: stop whining, go back to la-la-land where you belong, and eat your nasty mayo laced tacos

theres too many people in OUR city anyway

most of these are great... except about the NYIRN.

Let the NYIRN starve.

These wanna-be do gooders should be using their non-profit time for something good.

Maybe its just time for some manufacturing to move? This has been happening forever.

Musicians and Artists live in illegally zoned lofts because they can't afford to live elsewhere and continue to work in NYC. To defend corporations over them is just. plain. retarded. (or an easy way to create a tax shelter non-profit)... NYIRN... go do something GOOD with your time!!!

New Mexicali on Court, just off Atlantic is good - great for pork chops with pipian - pumpkin seed sauce! $10.95, 2 chops, rice, beans, salsa and chips. And not a bad margarhita either.

Two places in East Village -- Itzocan Cafe on 9th between First and A, imaginative and consistently great. For a decent taco, go to the Mexican deli on A between 13/14 (West side of street, awning the colors of Mexican flag) and see what they have behind the counter.

El Huipil on Sullivan Street in Red Hook. Really small, but fantastic, and a good place to get several tasty and varied dishes to split between two people. If the place were in Manhattan, it would be mobbed daily.

native californian, taqueria y fonda la mexicana

Am I the only one who tires of people bitching about the lack of authentic Mexican food (and obviously THEY don't even agree on styles and levels of "authenticity")? Get over it. You moved here, and knew what you were getting into. New York will never be California, but I'm sure you're bound to find some palatable options in this city.

For the record, someone once pointed out the "best and most authentic" place for tacos, somewhere on 9th or 10th avenue, through a winding tunnel, in the back of some crusty bodega. So there.

- not a native NYer, but a lover of many cuisines

Castro's in Ft Greene has the best burritos.

i have not had any good mexican in the year i have lived in nyc. instead i have settled for the alright food and taken to eating pizza. i used to live in san diego, so i have given up hope on anything comparable here. most new yorkers have no clue what really good authentic mexican is like. just imagine people in...kansas... making pizza and you living there..you will understand.

Two blocks from the Hungarian Pasty Shop is a hole in the wall: Taqueria y Fonda la Mexicana. They have AWESOME burritos. Me and my peeps at columbia go there all the time. They have cheap breakfast too, and their horchata cures a hangover instantly.

Best part: they make something called the "giant burrito" which can be vegetarian, sars, and is $7.50 for more food than you can possibly imagine. Their tacos are the real thing too.

http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/7171340/new_york_ny/taquerea_y_la_fonda_mexicana.html

My Texan friends swear by Lobo -- both branches (Park Slope and Carroll Gardens). McK nearly wept the first time he ate there; he swears it's the closest to authentic Texan Tex-Mex he's had in the city. I'm from Jersey, so what do I know from good Mexican (I always thought San Loco rocked), but Maria's Mexicano's guacamole is really really good.

If anyone would care to email me with a place where I can get a veggie burrito that ISN'T full of fucking carrots, please, feel free.

Taqueria de Mexico on Greenwich used to be ranked high pretty regularly (over on Chowhound, it was the only place that would get listed in lower Manhattan regularly). Then it closed and reopened (same name, I think, new owners). I've had tacos before and after this, and I'm still a fan (though they are more expensive).

I loved Kiev too, but having eaten at Veselka, Kiev, Christine's and Odessa with regularity over the past ten years, I never understood why people seemed to have it in for Veselka. Yes, it costs more, and it's often harder to get seated, but I've always thought it was the best of the lot in a walk.