Dorado Tacos & Cemitas: Come for the fish tacos

Dorado Tacos & Cemitas

28 East 12th St. [12th btw University & 5th]

New York, NY

http://doradotacos.com/

Should you try? Worth a try, come for the fish tacos.

Dorado's Fish Taco

The Brookline, MA taqueria opened a new location near Union Square, offering tacos, cemitas and other Mexican dishes.  The NYC location just opened in early January and is worth a try.  I’ve had three different tacos (~$3 ea), and the fish taco is by far the best.

Baja Original Taco (beer battered Atlantic white fish, cabbage, crema, pickled onions, salsa fresca): By far the best taco of the ones I’ve tried.  The taco was well-balanced, mixing nicely fried fish, a subtle sourness from the crema and pickled white onions and crunch from the cabbage.

Chorizo Taco (house-made pork chorizo, guacamole, salsa fresca): The chorizo has a little kick and a little sweetness from either cinnamon or nutmeg.

Grilled Steak Taco (Guacamole, queso fresco, roasted tomato habanero sauce): Of the three, the steak taco had the least flavor.  The guacamole was good and the steak was well cooked, but overall this taco wasn’t as flavorful.

Dorado's Chorizo Taco

Dorado's Grilled Steak Taco