Taquería El Jarocho — Restaurant in Mexico City

Within the endless taco universe in Mexico City there is special categorie: "taco de guisado" stew's taco, which essentially means the conversion of a specific Mexican dish which you could taste in a separate way into a special taco delicatessen. And in one way is perhaps the most wonderful way to meet and greet taco experience. In this category, in the heart of Roma, you will find probably the best taco there could be, Jarocho is a top 3 competitor of all the city in stew taco and maybe of all tacos, because not only taste or variety but the incomparable "morita" very hot sauce which its addition provides each taco a superb level. Since this category could land more than 30 or 40 different taco form is almost impossible to reach out for all in one session but is clear that the best way to try it is going from the red to the green or vice versa (in some places of central Mexico these are known as colour tacos) From pig skin to sausage from tongue to steak from chili-cheese and chicken and the marvelous "campechano" chorizo-steak with morita combination it would be a sin not coming to Mexico City and do not stop within Jarocho. Just consider that very close to this facility you can find the competitor of Jarocho but that would be tackled in a different...

Less than three blocks from the Medallin market, one block off of Insurgentes Avenue. This place opened in 1947 as a very small fonda (cheap homemade cafe-like). Our friends that live four blocks from here told us their parents used to eat there and actually knew the original owners. It has grown to what it is today, a two story full service restaurant. Needless to say, the food is not only authentic but very savory. I had the beef tongue veracruz style, and it was delish!!! My wife had a quesadilla of mashed and fried chicarrones with all the fixings (Oaxaca cheese, lettuce, sour cream and fresh cheese). For dessert I ordered chongos zamoranos (cured milk in a sugar syrup), yup, it was...

I ate here on a weekday for breakfast at around 9:30 am, and it was empty. I stood at the bar and had the mole verde con cerdo, and the cerdo en morita. My favourite was the mole verde. It was so rich and flavourful, and the meat was tender. The morita was smokey and spicy, and also delicious. I wish I had room to also try the longinza con papas, which I think would have also been perfect for breakfast.

Both stews were fresh and hot. After I ordered, they made the tortillas fresh to order. Two tortillas for each order, and a lot of stew. Each order is enough to make two tacos, so two orders...