Wednesday, August 15, 2012

TACOMBI - Cool taco place

LIt's been 2 years since they opened and yet I've never tried this place because I thought it was a garage of some sort whenever I passed by it.  At times, I thought it was a repair car shop because I saw a glimpse of an old car in it.  But this time, I had a day of leisure where I could smell the roses.  Today was a day to absorb my surroundings.  After all, I'm in SoHo - or some refer to it as NoHo.

SoHo means South of Houston Street.  NoHo is North of Houston Street.  Today, I am clearly south of the street.  To me, it's SoHo.

I was here on Elizabeth Street where more new and boutique designers are, as I went hunting for sandals, summer bargains and look at the Fall fashion trends.  Usually, I make a quick glance at the corner of my eye on this place; but today, I actually stopped to read the signs and figure this place out.
See what I mean?  The place was wide open like a garage door was open.
An old van is parked which apparently is where the waiter picks up the order from.   It feels like you're outside a little "Puebla" in Mexico.  What a cool idea!

As you enter, on the right is where you order your food.  You can also choose your beverage from this corner.  They do have beer, juice, horchata and bottled Mexican sodas.






Besides the fish taco I had which was wonderful, I ordered the grilled corn in a cup with cotija cheese, paprika and some type of creamy sauce with a consistency of a flavored mayonnaise.  The corn was not only grilled but seems to have undergone some other step of cooking.  Perhaps sauteed.



This was the fish taco I ordered.  There are 4 kinds of sauces to choose from to put on top of your taco.  My favorite are the first 3 bottles of sauces from the right.  The hottest is the one on the right.

So next time you pass by this place in the area and the doors are completely open, don't hesitate to go in.  The food is really good and inexpensive.  They have 3 kinds of fish tacos and the rest are meat.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/tacombi-nyc-new-york#hrid:FTkCruETTv6asgVXGJFuxw



TACOMBI
267 Elizabeth Street  New York, NY 10012
(917) 727-0179

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Saturday, August 11, 2012

SALA ONE NINE - Tapas Bar in Chelsea NYC

It has been over a year I had not seen our old neighbor's daughter.  She called me up to go out to lunch. I was looking forward to our get together since we set up the date to meet.

She had made plans to eat at Sala One Nine, a tapas place in Chelsea area.  Clever of them to have named it as such since it's located on 19th Street!  As a foodie, I couldn't wait to get there.

Here's the place where we ate:
As you enter is the bar where there are stools for you to sit and eat
To the left of the entrance is the bar.  The place is quite big. The decor reminds me of tapas places in Spain.

I highly recommend ordering the squid which they grilled and marinated in garlic sauce.  The sauce spikes up the flavor of squid.  It was delicious and the squid was tender.










What tapas place would be complete without omelet with potatoes - also known as patatas bravas or Tortilla.  It's one of my favorite things to order in a tapas place. I've been trying to perfect making them at home.  It's not as easy to make as it looks.  I'd rather order them out.




The white tuna salad was perfect.  It could have been my  complete lunch.  It is well seasoned.  Simple but delicious!
I am thankful to have been invited out to lunch by her.  There were so many old things we talked about and learned new things.  That's why I like food.  It brings people together to talk about things!

There's a saying in NYC:  "People talk about their house and food!"  And since I'm in Real Estate, I couldn't agree more.
 
SALA ONE NINE
35 W 19th St
(between 5th Ave & Avenue Of The Americas)
New York, NY 10011
Neighborhood: Flatiron
(212) 229-2300