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July 19, 2005
Snack Dragon Taco Shack
Snack Dragon Taco Shack is literally a tiny shack attached to the front of a deli on Avenue B between 2nd and 3rd. I've seen newsstands and highway tollbooths that are bigger than this shack. I guess my love of street food makes me hope that this would be good. Thus, every time I've walked by I would make a mental note to check it out next time.
A couple of weeks ago on a hungry night, I had no dinner plans and no dinner dates and it occured to me that it was the perfect time to try Snack Dragon. Sauntered down Avenue B and ordered a Carne Asada for $3 from the friendly proprietor (who as far as I can tell just rents the space from the deli and isn't associated with it in any way).
Long story short, damn I should have tried this months ago!! Okay, so you have to eat it while standing on the sidewalk like a hobo and it could get a little messy if you are not careful but holy mole, that's some seriously good taco. And for $3! In this day and age of the dollar dumpling (see: Momofuku, Rickshaw Dumpling Bar), it's refreshing to get something that is truly a great value in this city. And this is no small taco, it's loaded!
The simple menu consists of Carne Asada and Chicken Verde for the meat eaters, a Quinoa Pilaf for the vegetarians and a Daily Special. All tacos are $3 and include black beans, homemade salsa, monterey jack cheese, sour cream, lime and cilantro on a soft blue corn tortilla. I've tried the Carne Asada and the Chicken Verde and two different Daily Specials (a fish taco one day and another day it was a Nacharitos, which is a crispy tortilla taco with roasted pork that is slow-cooked in mole). All good, but the Carne Asada with its juicy and flavorful steak is probably my go-to taco if I can only have one.
But let me warn you, these are so good that you can't just eat one!
Snack Dragon Taco Shack, 32 Avenue B (between 2nd and 3rd, attached to the front of Ben's Gourmet Deli).
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You've made me very hungry....I will now attempt to cook....
if my apartment burns down, please tell my family I died making delicious tacos
Posted by: ben at July 26, 2005 1:13 AM
Wow, i work right by there, I'm definitly going to give it a try next time!!
Posted by: Mimi at September 30, 2005 2:12 PM
3 bucks for a Taco? You're getting ripped off, bro. Perhaps you should consider moving to L.A.
Posted by: Sooyoung at October 13, 2005 11:20 PM
is that a blue corn tortilla. great find!
Posted by: David at February 18, 2006 10:55 PM
I don't know. I've been there. It was a taco. Not a very good one. A far far cry from west coast taco shacks and true Mexican taco stands. I'd take an overdone Peter Luger burger over this taco shack any day of the week.
Posted by: nycjadie at June 5, 2006 7:13 PM
Liao,
You should also try El Paso Tacqueria on Lexington off 104th Street. Yeah, it's way uptown but it was written up in some Conde Naste mag which I forgot. Oh yeah, and the tacos are off the hook!!! Enjoy!
Posted by: Anand at July 13, 2006 9:41 PM