Taqueria El Chato

Amazing, authentic tacos that are flavorful and packed with meat. Best tacos I've had outside Mexico City. Highly recommend the carne asada where the meat isn't chopped up which I prefer. The pastor was filled with meat. The spicy sauce is spicy so beware.

One of the best tacos I've had in the city, hands down! It's lovely to see molcahetes with freshly made homemade sauces, grilled onions and peppers. I really recommend the salsa, it might scorch a bit on its own but on a taco it adds so much flavor and doesn't burn quite as bad! Fine knife work, quick service, and from what I can tell it's an all Hispanic run business! This place is a gem. It's a small space though, if you get there early you might be able to snag a counter seat or at least a table outside.

Definitely worth trying if you’re in the city. Every taco I got was delicious. They have 8 or so chairs inside and two tables outside which was nice to not have to stand. I think los tacos still edges it out for me slightly (on some meats) partially due to the option of flour tortillas. But this is incredible in its own right and definitely worth trying for the meats you can’t get at Los tacos. I don’t usually like tripe but it was actually my favorite meat I had there. Incredible. Best tacos I’ve had in Brooklyn greenpoint/williamsburg area by far. Also Melvin at the counter is awesome.

I tried their Asada, Suadero, and Al Pastor. The best was probably Al Pastor for flavor profile. But overall the meat was overwhelmingly oily! My tortilla was breaking apart even by just lifting it. Also I found it odd that they don’t have seperate sides of just cilantro or onions, instead only offer a mix of both. Some customers just want cilantro or vise versa. Salsas and tortillas are good though. Staff was friendly. Dine in is tight quarters, but its NY haha

The tacos were made perfectly, and the salsa had just the right level of spiciness that I love. Everything was super delicious! Since it was a weekday, it wasn’t too crowded, which made the experience even better. I highly recommend going and trying it!