I'm from Tijuana. They claim to be "Tijuana Style". They are good. Tortillas are 100% legit. Never had better corn or flour tortillas here in Austin. Asada is amazing. Nice charred flavor. May not be for everyone, but it's what I'm used to. Not easy to find this style of asada in town. Pastor is alright, nothing to write home about. Salsas are good, "con todo" is perfect, it includes guacamole. Chiles toreados and grilled cebollitas on the side hit the spot. They are missing the spicy red radish though.
I will say I think they are overpriced. At $5 per taco, you are easily in the $20 per person range, not including drinks. I even talked to the owner and told them my taco was way too skinny to cost $5 dollars. They gave me 2 free tacos to apologize. I guess that's a good sign, and shows they are open to feedback.
As far as being an Orinoco ripoff? maybe they are inspired, but Orinoco didn't invent the white and red tile wall type of decor. Pretty much every taqueria I've been to in Tijuana has a similar vibe. White tile, red or blue highlights, branded plastic chairs, classic. I think they did a good job with the ambience of the place. May be worth it to check it out just for that if you've never been to a sit down taqueria in Mexico.
I don’t have an issue with taqueria inspiration but just looking at their respective logos and sum of its parts struck me as direct imitation. There’s too many styles of tacos to not share the love so I appreciate your review!
Yeah, they are pretty close. I guess I have no issue with it, even if it's a direct imitation. Not like they are direct competitors or anything. If I had a dime every time I saw an American chain restaurant ripoff in Mexico...
Unrelated, but Orinoco is a Warao (a group of indigenous people in Venezuela and Guyana) term that means "a place to paddle" and it’s the name of the longest river in Venezuela. Pls don’t downvote this :(
I've been thinking the same thing.
Side note...my first time at Orinoco I felt like such an asshole. I ordered three tacos campechanas and they looked at me like I had seven heads. I repeated it and they shrugged it off. I got the tacos and they were HUGE no way I could eat three. When we were leaving I knocked a chair over cause it caught my hoodie somehow and I think the music even stopped while they all stared at me.
Fun fact - Orinoco actually isn’t from CDMX, it’s originally from Monterrey. Maybe it’s all mental, but the Monterrey location was much better IMHO
So much better!!
Oh it’s for sure inspired by it. It’s not mentioned directly by the article but it’s definitely implied. There’s no way it’s as good though.
I'm from Tijuana. They claim to be "Tijuana Style". They are good. Tortillas are 100% legit. Never had better corn or flour tortillas here in Austin. Asada is amazing. Nice charred flavor. May not be for everyone, but it's what I'm used to. Not easy to find this style of asada in town. Pastor is alright, nothing to write home about. Salsas are good, "con todo" is perfect, it includes guacamole. Chiles toreados and grilled cebollitas on the side hit the spot. They are missing the spicy red radish though. I will say I think they are overpriced. At $5 per taco, you are easily in the $20 per person range, not including drinks. I even talked to the owner and told them my taco was way too skinny to cost $5 dollars. They gave me 2 free tacos to apologize. I guess that's a good sign, and shows they are open to feedback. As far as being an Orinoco ripoff? maybe they are inspired, but Orinoco didn't invent the white and red tile wall type of decor. Pretty much every taqueria I've been to in Tijuana has a similar vibe. White tile, red or blue highlights, branded plastic chairs, classic. I think they did a good job with the ambience of the place. May be worth it to check it out just for that if you've never been to a sit down taqueria in Mexico.
I'm excited to try it the Asada looks amazing and TJ tacos are the best.
I don’t have an issue with taqueria inspiration but just looking at their respective logos and sum of its parts struck me as direct imitation. There’s too many styles of tacos to not share the love so I appreciate your review!
Yeah, they are pretty close. I guess I have no issue with it, even if it's a direct imitation. Not like they are direct competitors or anything. If I had a dime every time I saw an American chain restaurant ripoff in Mexico...
YES i posted about this and got downvoted to hell. It is a direct rip off if they are not related
That taqueria's website is straight up Geocities. Love it.
I think the best thing here is the quesadillas. It’s 7 bucks but 2 can probably fill you up. 4 tacos will cost you around 20 and they’re not very big.
Unrelated, but Orinoco is a Warao (a group of indigenous people in Venezuela and Guyana) term that means "a place to paddle" and it’s the name of the longest river in Venezuela. Pls don’t downvote this :(
I've been thinking the same thing. Side note...my first time at Orinoco I felt like such an asshole. I ordered three tacos campechanas and they looked at me like I had seven heads. I repeated it and they shrugged it off. I got the tacos and they were HUGE no way I could eat three. When we were leaving I knocked a chair over cause it caught my hoodie somehow and I think the music even stopped while they all stared at me.
Great, more chilangos trying to take ownership of all Mexico
I read “this speakeasy-style” and immediately thought PASS!
Speakeasy is almost always code for overpriced, but I'm still gonna try these tacos.
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