Tacubaya Kicks Hippie Tofu Sandwiches Out the Door
Visiting Berkeley California doesn't have to be all about the hippie hang-outs and buying tie-dye t-shirts on Telegraph Avenue.
Fourth Street, located off the 80 Freeway near the marina in West Berkeley, is a few short blocks that combines mainstream stores like Crate & Barrel Outlet and Anthropologie with independent shops. Nestled in the middle of the Fourth Street stretch is Tacubaya, an authentic Mexican taqueria.
While not a full-service restaurant (you order at the register, get an order number, pick your own table and the food is then served at your table), the food is pretty bad-ass. And it's not just Taco Bell-style tacos either.
The menu is chock-full of top-quality northern Mexican breakfast and lunch items handled with panache. Barbecued Niman Ranch pork fills al pastor tacos, while cactus in revueltos norteños is a crunchy foil to the surrounding melange of scrambled eggs, tomatoes and green onions. Sopa de tortilla is a slurp-worthy exercise in overkill, loaded with chicken, avocado, spinach and globs of cheese.
We took in the above tortilla soup which we liked but we liked the chips and guac and the chicken tacos much better.
Insider Tip: Portions are large and more expensive so bring a little more here than you would to Taco Bell.
More pics of Tacubaya after the jump.
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