Pedro Pascal: "No Good Mexican Food in NYC"??
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- Are you sure about that? Respectfully, here's 5 spots we think are worth a try, and maybe come to the defense of the many Mexicans and Mexican-owned establishments that call NYC home. You can get tacos, chalupas, micheladas, and more, and we think they give Los Angeles a run for its money. Have you hit these places? Drop us a line in the comments.
Ollin
339 E 108th St, New York, NY 10029
Corona Plaza
40-04 National St, Queens, NY 11368
NEWYORKTITLAN
1525 Gates Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11237
Tacos El Bronco
850 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232
Evelia's Tamales
(when on the street)
On Junction Blvd at P4XJ+P94, Queens, NY 11368
(brick&mortar)
96-09 Northern Blvd, Queens, NY 11368
Michelada House
88-19 Roosevelt Ave, Queens, NY 11372
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Pedro grew up in TX and Cali and has lived in NYC for over 20 years, so imma give him this one.
The only place in texas with good Mexican food is on the border😂
@@ehh4499 As a Tejano I can honestly say you are butt hurt wrong.
I can agree .. new York only best pizza in us and Chinese food and Puerto Rican Foods .. let's say in Buffalo, Got best chicken wings
I'm no. 100th in likes. I believe him too. Though I wouldn't mind checking these places out if still exist.
@@khaledgee what makes you say that Buffalo has the best wings?? What, did they originate there or something?
New Yorkers literally cant handle the idea that something better exists outside of their boroughs.
Has nothing to do with better he said there's "NO good Mexican food" he's just showing that there is
Which is crazy because that place turned into a shithole!
I doubt they have zero good Mexican food, but it's not gonna be like l.a., where you can find good Mexican on every street.
I did notice that the Korean BBQ in NYC was absolutely garbage compared to l.a. though
Lmao how did I know the “Middle America” crowd would come in here crying 😂
@Los150 how is this him "crying"? This seems more of a projection than anything lmao
My respects for that lady selling authentic Mexican food infront of a Chipotle 😂😂😂
it isn’t authentic if she’s American as well as her ingredients.
Invited AOC=no credibility
Excatly
😂😂😂
Y'all center your whole personality around your politics. Gotta insert that nonsense into everything, but can barely explain what the branches of government actually do lol
Bro what are you on about?? It has nothing to do with politics. AOC is Puerto Rican not Mexican, simple as that. That's like saying "Daddy Yankee has eaten the tacos here and he approves", it still wouldn't mean shit because he's not Mexican, neither is AOC @@derpmcgerp8062
Yeah thats why YOUR whole personnality is based on politic, I suppose, "gotta insert this nonsense everywhere but can barely explain what the branche of governement actually do " @@derpmcgerp8062
Texas, Arizona and California will always have more authentic Mexican food than New York
There’s many authentic Mexican restaurants here. There’s probably more authentic restaurants in west coast but there’s definitely here. Going to Times Square and getting tacos ain’t it. You have to go to queens and Brooklyn
@@edbrown4800yea unless you’ve had Mexican food down here made by a lady from Mexico, New York is 100% not as authentic
@@PacMan_2100 Ive been to the west coast and the Mexican restaurants were ok. I guess I say ok because people would hype me up saying that the Mexican food is amazing there and authentic. It taste as authentic as the ones I’ve eaten here in nyc. Food trucks might be better but restaurant wise, no difference in authenticity
@@edbrown4800well I’m in El Paso, the restaurants here are ran by Mexican women who I don’t think are legally here
Yup. There's a taco place here in Phoenix that from the outside looks like a chain. Walk in and you see literally 2 abuelas hand making corn and flour tortillas to order. Incredibly legit
Serving authentic Mexican food in front of Chipotle is wild! 😂
Right In the opps face 😂😂
💯 such a boss move 😂😂
She's been there since the pandemic. 😂 How I know? Bc I'm a local from Queens lol
That's the best of the 5 for posting up across from the opps
Legendary behavior. We have no choice but to stan.
AOC is Puerto Rican so why bring her up. 🤦🏾
Yeah F Dat B
Because she's awful. It's rage bait
I've lived in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. I've also lived in Los Angeles most of my life. Pedro spitting facts. The good mexican food is so far and few in between in NY, that's the problem. It's so hard to find and so few of them, it's not even accessible for the most part. In LA, good mexican food is in every city, every block for the most part.
It's better there cause the ingredients are local. No jalapeno from NY tastes as good as a jalapeno from Mexico or Arizona
Climate too plays a big factor.
@@rockyracoon3233
Yeah, California weather is unbeatable.
Every street corner in west
Exactly so few and far between! La definitely has an infinite amount of taco / Mexican food throughout the greater LA area
As a Texan…I would never visit NYC to eat Mexican food or BBQ.
Where do you think the NY city BBQ places went and learned to BBQ? lol
They train in Texas and then move to other states to open restaurants.
@@Michael-du2fv
It’s not the same when they take it to other states. The environment of where the food is developed makes a difference. For example, the water they use in Philly to make the bread for their cheesesteaks…is why it’s extremely difficult the duplicate that taste anywhere else.
Texas Mexican food is terrible.. its white
You meant Tex/Mex food? Burritos?
@@Michael-du2fvDoesn’t matter we have better cows in Texas.
As a Mexican American who grew up in Cali and has been living in NYC for 10+ years, Pedro is right
Is he still right though? And are you still in NYC
@@youtubeMyspaceGoogleYourYahoo yeah I am still in nyc and he is still right.
Bro really called a taco al pastor a bronco
@@ProfessionalGasLighting Thats literally the name of the place
Californians are the only ones who will willingly move coasts and complain
NYC They don’t even stack up against a taco truck outside a construction job site 😂
Yeah he's coming out with Top 5. I could just drive down the street in Dallas and find one of the best place on Earth haha
You haven't had tamales until you've had em out the back of a pickup truck outside a Lowes or Home Depot.
There's no way that's his real voice
You know he’s right about Mexican food in New York when they have to choose specific dishes Instead of restaurants 😂
Just gonna ignore that they namedrop restaurants, okay.
He literally says specific foods from specific restaurants can you not hear? You got that selective hearing
@@raymondchen6720 they kind of have a point. When you have to recommend a specific dish from a restaurant as opposed to the restaurant itself.
Hella!
Hit up El patron in Corona queens
Nene’s taqueria in brooklyn or Taqueria Ramirez in brooklyn 💪🏽
All 3 have a solid menu🇲🇽🗽
This video proves Pedro’s point tbh
Lol exactly! Looks like the worse Mexican food you can get on the west coast. They don’t hold a candle to the west coast.
Why
Init
After seeing the food I was thinking the same 😂
@@andreseraso2737Tex-Mex that’s why
New Yorkers probably considers Taco bell authentic Mexican food also lol
"Tacos al Pastor" *Shows tacos with lettuce and cucumber* lmao
Yeah that sh*t was a straight violation
Pedro was right
I'm mexican and those tacos actually look pretty legit. Where I'm from, cucumber is a common sight along radish in traditional taquerias.
@@diego91090Where are you from? Literally I've NEVER seen tacos al pastor in Mexico served with slices of cucumbers and oranges. Even if the people making those tacos are mexican they have adaptted them to the gringo's taste.
@@luisservin7935 I'm from cuernavaca. Every taqueria here has sliced cucumber, radish, salt and salsas on the tables. And as far as I can tell that's not orange, that's yellow lime or lemon. Not the standard but also very common in Mexico.
I’m Mexican. First generation. Lived in Cali for most of my life and been to Mexico. Abuelas, Tias, and friends cooking. Been in NYC 5 years, and Pedro is correct. Someone was putting BROCCOLI on a SOPE!!! 😂
In sopes?? No chingues 😳
🤢
@@Username-ng8jy es lo que yo dije!!!! no mames güey!
I'm white. I've never been to Mexico (yet) to taste the real shit. I've mostly lived in the deep south and the east. But I like hunting out good flavors. Looking at the dishes he presented versus in this video vs what I can run down the street in VA and get from an abuela who's cranking out tortillas with her grandkids in the back of the kitchen.. the NYC dishes presented here don't look great. Just from a culinary perspective. Raw purple onion on that last one? Cooked a little bit, probably awesome. Raw just felt like a slap on for an Instagram color pop.
Have you tried the places in this video?
Using Ocasio as an authenticator for mexican food is ridiculous 😂
I'm from California and the "Mexican" food in NY SUCKS! It was horrible. So Pedro is correct in his assessment.
Selling in front of a Chipotle is a baller ass move. respect.
Hell Yeah!!
Straight UP 😂
The fuckin balls that takes
They're probably cheaper and taste better
@@TheSonicsean Nobody walking into that Chipolte to work gives a shit lol. Heck they prob like it since they don't have to make food for the people eating out there and they take up parking spots.
I’m Mexican (from Mexico City), lived in NYC for 10 years (Brooklyn and Queens) and Pedro is speaking the facts. The closest I’d recommend if I felt home sick was the “No 1 Taqueria”. In any case, what sucks the most is paying a fortune for a sad looking and tasting taco. Rather wait, go home or to any state in Mex.. (no offense but respectfully no Texas, no Cali ) and literally go to town! 😌😏 … one more comment.. can we please establish that TexMex is never RealMex. Gracias 😉🇲🇽 Disagree? Lay out the facts in Spanish and we may lend an ear TacoBell kids.
Texas used to be a part of Mexico friend, respectfully, I think the Mexicans here know how to make Mexican food.
Tex Mex is under the Mexican Umbrella of food. Right there beside CaliMex. Also, Mexico is so big that what is Mexican food in Chihuahua is different than Mexican food in Oaxaca. I would never say all American food is the same.
I disagree. I always laugh inside when i hear people argue about this or that not being real Mexican. Having grown up in Sonora and Chihuahua with a big family in Jalisco I know how different food can be from place to place. Saying that only tacos from Mexico city are real Mexican food discounts most actual Mexican food from your list.
@@MartinME3 well said.
Anyone who thinks texmex is real mexican food is delusional and never had real mexican food then. Texmex is an embarrassment to have a “mex” in there. California mexican food is way better than the trash in texas and even that is nowhere near as good as real mexican food.
If AOC ate Mexican food in NYC then it must suck!!!
this is the most racially ambiguous man I’ve literally ever seen
He's an Amerimutt, born in a cursed petri dish in satans vile laboratory.
Kinda reminds me of "Emilio Koyama" from Breaking Bad lol
El Chino, the Asian Mexican food critic who sounds like he can’t decide if he wants to sound Black New York or White New York with his word choices
The best Mexican food in nyc is a Mexican friend’s house. Their mom be out doing everyone in the city.
Soy villanueva de nuevo León my grandmother was born in Mexico but her older brothers were all born in Spain so was her mother.😊
Yea who the fuck puts seeds on mole the chubby “Mexican” looks like he listens to or thinks he’s bad bunny 😂😂😂😂
What kinda fkn disrespectful comment is this?!
@@sparkle11231 me sparkle bitch he looks like a chubby bad bunny from the dollar tree
That was very disrespectful.
i lived in ny, i’m mexican, and pedro IS 100% accurate in his assessment. next!
None of these dishes he showed are true Mexican plates. Come to Texas and have some real Mexican food
@@TenTabs 😂😂😂😂
I’m Phoenix born/raised, spent decade in NYC/NNJ, and Pedro is 100% right… and I looked! Met a fellow southwesterner from NM in Hells Kitchen who was married to a NYer. Asked him the question he anticipated. His answer? Taco Bell, due to its SoCal roots and Sonoran style origins was the closest thing to what we knew. My theory- the ingredients sources just aren’t the same. The flavors are off and not as spicy. It’s like NYC pizza. In AZ we have NYC style and some is good in its own way, but it misses the correct flavor of NYC/East Coast pizza.
Taco Bell made me burst out laughing 😂😂😂 but I agree wit you. It’s just not the same “sazón” or they don’t know it
Congresswoman Aoc...
Nah, im good.
The problem with Mexican food in NYC is that 90% of it is actually Puerto Rican food trying to be Mexican food.
As a Puerto Rican, this is true
I noticed by looking at the shit lol
Being from CT, Mexicans and Puerto Ricans are cousins out there lmao I don't understand why but Latinos cultures stick together. In my opinion Mexico is huge so the variance in regional cooking styles which translates back to the states and the different styles.
@@VargasFamTravels you're right, there's definitely different cooking styles of Mexican food in both Mexico and the U.S. but regionally I feel like NYC is more aligned with Puerto Rican food than it is Mexican food. There ARE legit Mexican spots out there, but they're rare and usually hidden away for the locals only.
Lmao wtf are y’all even saying ya either don’t live in New York, or ya just going to a Dominican restaurant saying it’s Mexican food (I would say Puerto Rican but there’s barely any Puerto Rican restaurants)
In Cali, you don’t have to search for the best Mexican food. It exists everywhere.
It's almost like California was historically part of Mexico and is still neighbors to Mexico...
if you don't shut yo "fries in my burrito" ass the fuck up. That's not mexican, it's cali-mex. Texas is the only state with real mexican food. but we also got good Tex-mex. and it doesn't require french fries.
Not just Cali, the West in general. Any taco stand is gonna be great food. Find it on every corner
Who ever reads the above comment it's true California has awesome Mexican food 😋
@@CplSpider your taco full of French fries isn't good Mexican food. It's shitty Cali-mex
NYC ain't shit compared to the west
I wouldn't go to a place where AOC has been.
I’m Asian and I’m not gonna trust an Asian telling me about top 5 Mexican dish lol
He represent aoc was the worst😂
I'll listen to any ethnic group telling me about any cuisine, even if it's not their own.
Except midwesterners.
u realize asians can be hispanic and grow up around hispanic people enough to know if the food is good or not
@@glossfilms4846 No
@chriszekableyat9886 yes.
TH-cam: An Asian lecturing a Hispanic on what good Mexican food is.
🤣 they go to Taco Bell and they think they are eating in MEXICO
Facts
Pedro Pascal is not Mexican, Latin American culture is not monolithic. Just because he speaks Spanish doesn’t make him an expert in Mexican food
@@RaphaelDuranwdym ? He’s a castizo he’s mixed with European and indigenous Indians of the South America. How is he not a Mexican dawg ? You sound literally crazy rn bro you fr ?
AOC on the video is what killed it for me. And remember it’s not Hispanic or Latino, is LatinX 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Having a grandma from Mexico is the biggest blessing in the world! I can just show up at her house and get bangin food any day. I truly regret not learning how to cook from her when i was younger. Life will never be the same when shes gone 😢
To all of you who are saying Pedro is right, have you tried any of these restaurants that are mentioned? No? Then stfu!
The moment I saw lemon going on that first taco instead of lime I knew they can’t compete lol
Lmfao....😂 that got me!!!! Lololz
Oh god I didn’t even catch that, awful😭
FYI, most Mexicans (not Mexican americans) that I know use them both pretty interchangeably. Like one is preferred for whatever but you use what you got. Ppl misunderstand that the heart of Mexican cooking is making the most of what you have, not limes and chiles
@@DoubleLogDno, lemon prevails; lime is used for just a few recipes, mostly from southeast cuisine.
@@DoubleLogD As a Mexican (not a Mexican American, I've lived my whole life in Mexico, still do) I can say with full confidence that you just pulled that out of your ass. Nobody in Mexico uses those yellow lemons in any kind of Mexican food.
I’m sorry, but another vote for Pedro. Have you been to any Mexican spot in California. They blow us away. It’s because of the proximity to Mexico, as well is the absolute freshness of the ingredients. We just don’t have that here.
Agreed. California always has the best supply of fresh Mexicans.
Considering the fact cities like LA, Santa Ana, San Diego have the high Mexican pop and its close to the Mexican border. The food is straight from the source and being California. They also have the fresh produce
I mean really who you going to believe? Hispanic who grew up in Texas and California or an Asian in New York😂
@@chrisheard5727 fresh Mexicans?😂😂
@@Bearedd Nobody likes the taste of stale Mexicans.
If you brought AOC because you thought she knows about Mexican food. Then put me as a Mexican trying out Puerto Rican food because I use to date a Puerto Rican chick back in college so I might know about arroz con gandules 😂
I live in San Diego, had a friend brag about Mexican food in Colorado for so long (I love Colorado btw) first time visiting, when I tell you the Mexican food was so bad, shredded cheese and a flour tortilla, the steak was cubed up 😅😭. First time at a “Mexican” food place that I ate two tacos and I didn’t get another order.
AOC is Puerto Rican not Mexican.
Yea Puerto Rican he should have brought a Mexican celebrity
So she can't enjoy Mexican food because she's from PR???? Racist much
@LEOMESHI Yes, bu why mention her then?
And the worse congressman ever.
Well she used to be a bartender so they were probably trying to see if she wanted to work at one of the restaurants
I'm from Arizona on the border and I lived in New York for a while. Pedro is right. It's barren when it comes to Mexican food.
Haureache azteca in passive new Jersey
Only poor Mexican eats Mexican food, and there's no poor Mexican living in New York. 😂
yea named 5 places in the largest city in the us
You haven’t search long enough then
Arizona is Mexico 🤫🤫🤫
Nothing can ever beat authetic mexican straight out cali
Brought congresswoman AOC.
Shes puerto rican. It be like getting a mexican to eat at a puerto rican spot and say "yeah its valid bro"
"They've been holding it down since 07" Better be 1907 to have any credit in NYC. 😂
oh yea and how old is your business? bums love to talk
@@jhonconpan574stfu that’s just how it is here.
@@jhonconpan574I think he’s just commenting on the longer length of time businesses have been operating in NYC
If this Ray’s Original wasn’t constructed in 1679 when the settlers arrived I’M NOT FUCKING EATING THERE!!! I LOVE NEW YORK CITY RAHHHHHHHH
@@jhonconpan574what kinda comment is this?
Starting the list off with tacos el bronco immediately proves Pedro’s point 😂 that was the first spot i tried when i moved from cali to nyc and it was just not good lmao
There’s literally an al pastor spot on every sidewalk in la.
So move df back then 🙄
@@kikirikikikkiOh lawd twerkeisha people can’t dislike a restaurant without you getting offended? So skrong ✊🏿
@@WakandaleezaRazz lol. He triggered my gentrification trauma with that one. 😂
@@kikirikikikki gentrification trauma? You guys moved in and turned it into a shit hole and then acted pissed when the white people who built that city came back. Pathetic, what's your cash app so I can send you money for a ticket to Liberia.
He's from San Antonio. The best Mexican food outside of Mexico.
When you got an Asian guy telling you about the “best Mexican food” in New York
Thats xenofobia bro, WTF?
I'm Asian and this dude is giving off a weird vibe
@@kwanman5146and that accent 🫣
@@js686 get yo soft ass out of here
BUT you Trust Pedro who is NOT Mexican??? Does BEING Asian MEAN you DONT know WHAT good FOOD taste LIKE???
NYC Asian with goofy accent: Trust me bro
😂This is the first thing I thought. Forced corny accent.
Hahaha, so damn true, it’s so forced. Heard his first two words before i paused and checked for this comment, figured it wasn’t just me.
These out of towers want to be native New Yawkers so bad.
@@tadertot10same here
😂😂😂
Now listen, I'm from California, but I've been to New York. I took several massive dumps there, went back like three weeks later, and took another huge dump. I shat all over New York, and the funny thing is, you'd never be able to tell.
Wearing a surgical mask outside means your opinion is invalid on everything.
Dancing like an old woman in a Zumba class doesn't help your position either.
Every New Yorker will say they can get pizza from almost anywhere in NY better than the best pizza on the West coast. This is where the West coast rightfully fights back and says the same about Mexican food.
And we can say the same about puerto rican food. I dare you to find good mofongo in la
yet oddly enough NY has every major pizza chain that they deem not good enough in comparison in abundance in NY...they must be getting a lot of business to stay open hmmmmmmm
@@VMan29397Mexican food > Puerto Rican food. Any day. Any time. It’s just a fact.
@@Gregor_Von_DOOM yeah, a lot of tourists, a lot of people just looking for a quick cheap bite without going out of the way (if you're not living close to a pizza spot), and mad ppl with munchies. Doesn't stop our NYC pizza from being elite.
Same way you don't go to the Midwest for seafood, but you do go for steaks!
Mexican here (born and living) those aren't chalupas... They look more like "sopes" and drowning in salsa so im questioning their quality.
As a Poblano I can say those are chalupas poblanas!
@@jaycastrosound2234 probes my point if we start talking about mexican food then we have to talk about the differences between states! Enorme país de diversidad cultural el que tenemos.
Selling taco's in front of Chipotle is savage
Couldn’t even get a Mexican to respond cuz they know.
Why is Jackie Chan the one talking about Mexican food?
Westcoasters immediately thought of 100 places that look better than those 5 places.
I mean those places look awesome it's just that even mid size west coast and southwest towns have at least 5 places like that themselves out here.
All of them FOOD TRUCKS.
The west coast likely sucks too. 🤣🤣🤣
@@milo_andrs Have you not been? Like 40% of Mexico is on the west coast 100% of the time. LMAO! Seriously though, the food is far more varied and consistent to regions both in and around Mexico. Then we have the beloved step child Tex-Mex.
@@SmootholdGuy the west coast was mexico in the 1800s, however that's not the point though. If the ingredients suck, you will never he able to replicate the dish properly regardless of how accurate is prepared. In the end is the flavor that counts.
I’m from Texas. I’ve been in New York I agree. New Yorkers have a confusion on what’s a Mexican dish and what is a Puerto Rican dish.
No we dont. We know pasteles from tamales
That and most other things. The BBQ game is awful and can find a pretty decent steak but it will cost you $75. I like the pride they have for their city but it’s entirely overdone and unearned.
and people from texas confuse tex-mec with authentic Mexican food
@@jasonc1448We don’t. You outsiders do 😂
I grew up in NYC and up to 1999, there was no Mexican go-to restaurant.
The City has cuisine from the entire world, so they all seem normal and generic to us.
Other States and Cities have one dominant cuisine, and not much more , and that is ok.
I lived in San Antonio for 10 years and loved the Texas-Mex food, BBQ, and Authentic Mexican food from the mom-pops shops.
That culture was mostly absent, and that was perfectly fine.
Mexicans started moving in at larger numbers in 2000, and brought the food.
This is all new.
AOC is not a flex
Here’s five Mexican dishes spread across five restaurants- meanwhile up in Iowa you can go to a family owned joint and get all of what he said and have it way better while being one of two families in there
Me from NY who lives in the west coast now.
Yeah those 5 places can be found in any barrio here in the coast. Mexican food still reigns supreme in the west coast. Pedro has spoken no lies.
Facts, if you're ever in Stanislaus County, California, check out El Rosal, my favorite Mexican food of all time, everything on their menu is bomb
Born in NYC, living on the west coast. Even here in Oregon the Mexican food is better than in NYC. There’s places like he listed all over the coast. And in LA, Mexican food is divine.
I'm from NY and moved outside of LA in 2020. Mexican food here is better than back home the same way that pizza back home is better than pizza out here.
Here in SoCal, great Mexican food is found on EVERY street corner. In NY, you have to spend an entire day hunting down the exact spots that serve authentic tacos.
Truth. People in New Yawk forget that Cali was once actually part of Mexico and in many parts, still sort of is. Even the fake mexi food is better (i.e. the fish taco joint i forget)
Nah, Pedro Pascal is based for saying the truth.
I love Pedro Pascal but you can always find good ass Mexican food anywhere
This is the way
@@wavves9095 but you got to find the spots and honestly this dude didn't name any of the 3
@@wavves9095 bro thinks Taco Bell is mexican
@@wavves9095not in England you can't,
I've tried many places there since its where I'm from and I've had my my wife who is mexican open my eyes because I have tried authentic from her and the sourse,
And England is as far from mexican food as we are from the moon,
I tried a restaurant in London that had a lot of mexican workers but it was run by British and it wasn't even close to mexican food
No matter what, if it's Cali, Texas, or NYC if it's made by an original Mexican it's always gonna be good!!❤❤🤤😋
i’m mexican and by just looking what you showed….. my vote is for Pedro.
First one looks dope. Rest look tasty but nothing like Cali or Texas
So am I and I ain't impressed.
😂exactly
@@snoopyalien24to be fair sometimes they have to alter the recipe just so it's more appetizing for those not Mexican which sucks cause if its authentic it's way better but like you said Texas and Cali are better cause they can serve it the way its supposed to be cause it's heavily populated with Mexicans and they will let you know that's not authentic so it's got to be on point 👌
You being Mexican has no bearing lol. I’m Mexican and as western as anyone. Very few are authentic even those in my family fresh over border
Literally every single small neighborhood in all of California has at least one FIRE Mexican spot
CA Mexican food is its own flaire….Especially SoCal.
And it's usually open 24 hrs 😂
In so cal maybe. But in san Francisco nah. Yall be wrapping your burritos in foil. Gtfo
Cali is basically Mexico. LA has the largest mexican population outside of Mexico City. You cant say the two states that literally border mexico and are the easiest pit stops for mexicans wouldnt have good food.
Just moved out of Southern California and I do miss the Mexican food. I swear every block there were multiple restaurants it was great.
I'm Chicano and have lived in Mexico City. My Father's side is from Mexico City. When asked for good tacos in the US, we say, "go to Mexico"
Aside from tacos, there are some good dishes represented in the states.
East coast: we have the best Mexican food.
West Coast: no, we do!
* the south has entered the chat*
The south: heard yall talking sh!t
Using AOC is just hilariously naive. She's not even Mexican
Not only is she not Mexican, she's also a political idiot who has no right to be in Congress, let alone to even vote. Dumb socialist loon.
Yeah, wtf was up with that? As if she is an expert.
Thats what I'm thinking!
Shes Puerto Rican by decent and she wasnt even born there.
She's less Mexican than I am and I'm as white and American as they come😅
@@Dante1920 who cares
Who is AOC?
Problem in NYC is you have to go across 4 Burroughs. In CA you just go across the street.
In CA you have to dodge needles and tents just to reach the other side of the street.
And in New York you have to dodge the rats and all the trash.
@@takedown6470 is that before or after you get mugged?
@@TheMiamirep Maybe in Miami you do
@@julienvalley28 for the most part it ain’t that bad. Low-scale
I'm from California. I'm used to Mexican food being at least a 9/10 where I am at. I went to Toronto to eat at the "best" Mexican food place. It tastes like Chef Boyardee.
I love that the Brooklyn accent still exists
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is of Puerto Rican descent, which makes her just about as Mexican as I am.
SoCal, AZ, TX: "That's cute"
bro fr
Hey, don’t be skimping out on the Mexican food scene here in Vegas. I’m saying this as a born and raised Mexican who’s been eating tacos de carne asada since before I learned to read or write.
@Absalonian I live in Vegas. The food is definitely better than any East Coast Mexican food lol
😂😂😂
Texas? Texmex ain’t it.
I’m from New York. And I agree with him. Is there good Mexican food in NYC, sure. But when it comes to that same food in the southwest, so much better.
You had me…. Until you mentioned Airhead AOC.
Pedro’s not lying.
A Chilean supposed to know Mexican food? Even northern Chile is further from Mexico than the vast majority of the United States. 40 million Mexicans in America. Love him, but he's no authority.
@@Pre1321well. Normal chilean food isnt that different from mexican. We use a lot of avocado tomato and hot sauces.
@@Pre1321no importa, si la comida es buena entonses sabe buena, 40 million mis nalgas qasi toda esa comida Americana Mexicana es differente y ehh
@@infolibertad_1wrong donyoubguys😢 make mole
@@Pre1321Dude, he's a Hollywood actor. Hollywood is in LA. Enough said. Get a clue.
The fact you brought AOC made you lose ALL credibility
It's about food not politics. Your generation needs less of this bullshit in your life. Jesus. The fuck that bitch got to do with food.
Yup she ain't no latina she's a gringa
My exact thoughts
My exact opposite thought
@@polyseed12 Fool
You lost me when you brought AOC into it man 😂
AOC is not even mexican😂 she’s Puerto Rican from New York.
A "NewYoriCan"
No one said she was
@@Sporkonafork1 he’s implying it by saying that’s why they took her there. But her liking that did doesn’t make it good Mexican food. That’s what I’m saying. That’s like saying I make wonderful Canadian food ask Arnold Schwarzenegger.. it makes no sense
None of this people are they just want attention
@@Sporkonafork1put a shirt on bro you’re weird
Pedro is from SAN ANTONIO. He def wasn’t talking about west coast Mexican food.
Then moved to OC so he definitely knows west coast Mexican food
@@csosevand he likes dancing
He lived in California too so he knows good Mexican food, Texas def doesn’t have good authentic Mexican food, they have that Tex Mex garbage. Idk why they tried to put their own spin on it.
He moved to California as a child. So, I’m sure he also knows Californian Mexican food.
He grew up in California man, he mentions it in the interview. Mexican food here is fire, especially in Los Angeles, Santa Ana and San Diego 👌
This may be the only time in my life that I actually have respect for AOC.
No never. She has Nothing respectable about her.
@@nopc9728 Well... Now that you mentioned it, I absolutely agree.
Had best Mexican food from a Mexican mother and it was magical. It's so good
Using AOC to try to prove a point, instantly does the opposite. Lol
Agreed, now if he would of said Vicente Fernandez visited this joint on one of his majestic horses. Ate there and liked now we got a credible source.
May you watch over us king
I was thinking the same thing
Heard that
Fr she ain’t even Mexican 😂
Glad someone said it lol
Look Pedro is right. Been to NYC a handful of times and can attest that it’s nothing compared to what we have on the West Coast!
Ditto, I've lived on both sides. ❤
and the west is nothing compared to the dirty south
Idk man, I reckon Taco Bell has some top notch Mexican food, Although it’s not native to NY.
Trying foods in places you didn’t grow up in can be difficult because you’re used to what you’re used to. Some things take time to grow on you, other times you just wait for your tastebuds to shift. Sometimes you have to try something a few times before it’s tolerable or even good. I wish there was a way to cleanse our pallets and then bring them back. Living in some of the unique environments I’ve had to force my buds to adjust lol. Other than that, I just learn to cook things at home which opens your pallet completely.
Those chicken enchiladas at the end look AMAZING!! The tamales too!
Sure it’s decent, he’s probably just been super spoiled by California Mexican food. Which is on a whole other level and cannot be replicated anywhere else. Kind of like New York with their Pizza.
everyone’s tastes are different, we’re just trying to put people on to spots they might’ve not known about ✌🏼
Chicago Mexican food better
@@allahbless2278 Chicago 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Personally, Texas Mexican food hits different
@@JohnT_ its a close 2nd
Seeing AOC judging Mexican food didn't help your case
She’s an American latina with South American heritage. Grew up in an upper class family. Very qualified to judge Mexican food. 😂
@@troll707and her damily is puerto rican so shes even less qualified🤦🏽♂️
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@@troll707she Puerto Rican tho… real Mexican and Mexican Americans are agreeing, these ain’t shit 😂
@@troll707thats like saying somebody from Turkey is qualified to judge French cuisine bc they're Turkish 😂
I live in New Mexico. We have a different cuisine than Mexico, but there are a lot of amazing Mexican restaurants because we live so close. I'm with Pedro. New York Mexican cuisine has to be like buying seafood in Kansas.
Bro sounds like every bodega guy who you’re not sure if they work there, or they’re family with the owners. 💀
Texas man here. Pedro wasn't wrong
Texas doesn't even have the best Mexican food.
Next.
You sure do know TexMex. But that’s not the same as Mexican food. And have you even had Mexican food in NYC before?
@@___chief866well then besides Mexico who does have the best Mexican food then? Texas has full on cities that are 90% Mexican
@@jamessmith6123California and it isn’t even close…
@@CyrussNP i have and it's mid
"That we think."
That sounds like an opinion, and I'm sure there's a few decent spots out there.
You're more than welcome to express that opinion my guy but, as an Arizonan that has lived in TX for 9 yrs and has worked in/visited CA often, I say with full confidence that the Mexican food made in the states adjacent to the motherland just can't be beat.
Good molé is so hard to find. Even in border cities. That molé you showed looks awesome as does everything else.
Any random taco truck in Boyle Heights will destroy these places.
Fuck Leva Heights.
Soooo true!
Fuck Boyle Heights
Boyle heights hasn’t been Boyle heights since the 90’s 😢
@@darkdeception999check out the texano on 4th and Soto near Smart and Finals. Best tacos and burritos on the block 🔥
Why is an Asian telling me about Mexican food
An Asian guy from New York talking how good New York Mexican food is?
😂😂😂 bruh!! 😂😂
Pascal and AOC ain't mexican neither
You forgot to add ".....and he talks like a Jay Z"
That’s the beauty of New York, doesn’t matter what race you are you can appreciate food from any culture
@@PhillipJCoulsonlmao yeah right. The blue hair New Yorkers (of which there are many) will bash you for cultural appropriation so fast your head will spin. That shit doesn’t pass in progressive cities like NY. Maybe on the island or upstate lol. AOC will be the first to say it too.
Pedro has a point and this list is proof
Asian dude from New York giving me Mexican food recommends... Yeah I'm good
As a Southern border native, and 15yr NYC resident, I can confirm that Pedro is 100% right.
Lived in SoCal for 5 years. I'm a NYC native. Still trying to find a good Mexican spot in the East Coast.
nope
NO you CAN'T!!!
Los Tacos No. 1 is really good, not sure if that’s a NYC original spot but there are a few locations
15 years and you havent left manhattan??
From a Pedro to another Pedro. I got to stand with Pedro.
New York, Chicago, and LA all have the best Mexican food. Respectfully. There’s no way you can tell me these major cities haven’t found out a way to make good Mexican food.