[brr]

Dupont Circles ever expanding set of lunch options just got a little bigger. Tomatillo Taqueria operates out of the bay window of The Big Hunt (right next door to the new Kabab place which was hiring today) and is a welcome and cheap addition to the hood.

3 Tacos $6 (beef, chicken, pork or veggie, choice of 6/7 gratis toppings, except guac which will run you $1)
Burrito $6
Some side dishes (chips and salsa etc)

I went for the Tacos and was impressed. Interested to hear others opinions.

[The Hersch]

brr, on 01 October 2009 - 12:25 PM, said:

Dupont Circles ever expanding set of lunch options just got a little bigger. Tomatillo Taqueria operates out of the bay window of The Big Hunt....

Is this a lunch-only arrangement, or might one pick something up for dinner of an evening?

[brr]

Great question - 11-2 only

I would imagine evening hours would be difficult because of its location in a bar

[DanCole42]

My assistant and I had a hankering for some early morning tacos and headed over at 10:30. They don't open at 11. Imagine our confusion when we arrived at the address and saw nothing that looked like a taco joint. "Is it upstairs?"

No, they literally just open up the window of the Big Hunt and serve from there.

I love that they're actually reasonably sized portions - perfect for lunch - rather than 1500 calorie behemoths.

Wish they had sour cream, though.

[The Hersch]

DanCole42, on 01 October 2009 - 01:38 PM, said:

No, they literally just open up the window of the Big Hunt and serve from there.

Although this doesn't sound objectionable to me at all, I'm surprised they can do it. You'd think, like so many perfectly reasonable activities, this would be illegal.

[Adam23]

My coworkers and I stopped by here last Friday. We all thought it was very good. I had the barbacoa which was similar to Chipotle but less spice. Coworkers had chicken which they remarked was juicier than Chipotle. The size of the burrito is a bit smaller than Chipotle but still very filling, as others have remarked. I found their salsas and guac to be rather good. I particularly thought the tomatillo salsa was very good - it had nice heat and was balanced.

All in all for $6 ($7 with guac) it is a pretty solid burrito.

[Lola007]

brr, on 01 October 2009 - 11:52 AM, said:

Great question - 11-2 only

I would imagine evening hours would be difficult because of its location in a bar

Actually, they would clean up if they were open late nights b/c all the bar-goers get the munchies and pack Julia's Empanadas nearby. Mwahahaha (evil laugh), I hope they do open weekend late nights..that way I won't have to wait so long or deal with obnoxious, wasted people at Julia's when I'm waiting to get my empanada and saltena fix.

[TedE]

Stopped by for lunch today. Pretty damn good for a burrito sold on the street out of the Big Hunt's window. Agree with the Chipotle alternative comments, I think I'd rather get my burrito fix here (that is until the Pedro & Vinny's cart #2 is allowed to park across the street again!). Had the pork which was much more flavorful/saucier than Chipotle (whose carnitas taste primarily of salt).

[Michael Landrum]

Tacos? Coming out of The Big Hunt? No doubt a certain Hugh Johnson will be making an appearance there soon.

[DaRiv18]

The hours are actually 11:30 am to 2:00 pm. I got the tacos, and they are good. There is alot of variety here, including roasted onions. Maybe too much variety - it takes awhile for the line to move. But I'll be back.

[brr]

uber tasty chicken, white bean tomatillo soup today - perfect antidote against the freezing temps

[DanCole42]

brr, on 07 December 2009 - 01:04 PM, said:

uber tasty chicken, white bean tomatillo soup today - perfect antidote against the freezing temps

They've moved inside the Big Hunt for the winter. I just finished mine. You must have just missed me and my assistant.

[DonRocks]

DanCole42, on 07 December 2009 - 01:17 PM, said:

They've moved inside the Big Hunt for the winter. I just finished mine. You must have just missed me and my assistant.

Are their menu items on Big Hunt's menu by any chance?

[I ask, because if so, it's a similar situation to Posh and Mad for Chicken, and this thread would ideally be merged into Big Hunt's thread. If not, it must necessarily remain separate.]

[DanCole42]

DonRocks, on 07 December 2009 - 01:21 PM, said:

Are their menu items on Big Hunt's menu by any chance?

[I ask, because if so, it's a similar situation to Posh and Mad for Chicken, and this thread would ideally be merged into Big Hunt's thread. If not, it must necessarily remain separate.]

I seriously doubt it. This seems to be a smalltime operation that just shares the space.

It's a completely different experience (roadside stand versus seedy bar).

Let me put it this way. If Teatro Goldoni and the Teatro Goldoni chef's table are different enough to warrant their own threads, so is this.

[synaesthesia]

DonRocks, on 07 December 2009 - 01:21 PM, said:

Are their menu items on Big Hunt's menu by any chance?

[I ask, because if so, it's a similar situation to Posh and Mad for Chicken, and this thread would ideally be merged into Big Hunt's thread. If not, it must necessarily remain separate.]

From what I've read it's a completely different operation and management from Big Hunt. The guy who runs it is just friends with the Big Hunt people.