At ten bucks a pair (before additional GST & service charge), @huevossg Al Pastor pork tacos are incredibly good value for incredibly tasty tacos. Wheat tortillas pocketing shaved slices of pork grilled on a rotisserie are dressed with chipotle aioli and garnished with pineapple chunks, diced onions and cilantro (ew).⠀
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The pork has been blessed with the essence of the marinade, and the dried Mexican chilies, spices like cumin & oregano add pizzazz to the saltiness of the pork. The pork is quite lean, but there’s some fat hidden within that smoky, savoury pile of pork. The pineapples add a sour, zesty & crunchy contrast to the soft & savoury pork and the toasted tortilla, restraining these Al Pastor tacos from becoming monotonous. The chipotle aioli was subtly spicy & addictively rich, but there was a dire lack of it in the taco.⠀
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Unfortunately, I made a terrible mistake. In my excitement at finally getting my hands around birria tacos, I left these Al Pastors to the end. Don’t get me wrong, these Al Pastor pork tacos are quite sumptuous, but I had been absolutely blown away by the birria tacos, and there wasn’t much left of me to blow away after that. Learn from my mistake fellas, enjoy the Al Pastor first, and then get your culinary world rocked by those breathtaking birria tacos.