Taquitos de Mixiote Castelan — Restaurant in Mexico City

First time trying tacos de mixiotes after reading about them in the excellent tome Tacopedia, and they did not disappoint.

Mixiotes is shredded stewed meat in an unspicy chile-enhanced sauce. The flavor is quite light, bland even, and that’s okay because you can dress your tacos as you wish with avocado, green or red salsas, pickled onions, sliced radish and cucumber.

The workers at this open air stand will ask if you want consome, make sure you say yes to a cupful of light beef broth with rice, chickpeas, chopped cilantro and onion. It’s refreshing to sip between bites of taco. Maybe get an agua fresca; I chose tamarind flavor. Find a place to sit in the nearby park and enjoy your meaty alfresco repast. When you’re done, return to the stand and ask them how much you owe. In my case today, 85...

Mixiote tacos are some of my favorite types of tacos. They consist of shredded and stewed meat in a chile sauce that isn't spicy. This place uses lamb and the flavor is delicious.

They also have a lot of great sides from pickled onions to pineapples, cucumbers, onions and cilantro, nopales, and limes. They also have avocado, green, and red salsas, all of which have a kick to them.

They also serve agua fresca and soft drinks, and like other taquerias, one needs to...

Los tacos de mixiote clásicos que acostumbro para los fines de semana lentos con weva o para cuando da hambre después del ejercicio para aquello de consumir proteína. La verdad tienen un montón de complementos como pepinos, nopales, salsas, piña, etc. A mi me gusta el taco sencillo con carnero, pastito y limón a veces con copia, otras sencillo y humilde. Hacen su propias aguas de jamaica, mango, tamarindo, etc. También tienen consomé con arroz y garbanzos, aunque casi siempre prefiero unos tacos. Como el súper está a unos metros es el pretexto perfecto para desayunar antes o después de comprar víveres. O si prefieres la iglesia está a un lado por si le quieres rezar a tu santo/dios...