El Atoradero

Harlem experienced quite a loss when El Atoradero relocated. But Harlem's loss is Brooklyn's gain, and I was very happy to have such fabulous Mexican so accessible to me. Eating here brings me straight back to Oaxaca. Get adventurous and try the lengua. If brunching, go for the filling chilaquiles. It's small, so prepare to wait - it's worth it.

For starters, Chef Denisse is the realest restaurant owner. It's very rare to eat somewhere and feel like you're at home, but shehe goes out of the way to make you feel that. The food is phenomenal, I don't usually like mole, but I dream about her mole, the cochinita pibil is out of this world, and finally the chorizo anything. You really cant go wrong here.

The handmade blue corn quesadillas are everything I have been dreaming of. Super authentic and super delicious. Try them with any number of fillings, but huitlacoche is still my favorite. In general, the way they prepare their carnitas is not my favorite, but they have cecina, so there's that. Everything is delicious.

This is a really good spot for Mexican food. The menu is well designed and simple with excellent offerings. They don't yet have a liquor license (6/5/16) and the beers are bottled and honestly overpriced. The only pitfall was them forgetting our order which they were extremely apologetic about. Something just seemed odd but I'll give it another try.