El Rey Del Sabor: Two Years, 3 Carts Later
Can I just take a quick minute to get nostalgic about El Rey del Sabor? It was actually two years ago this week that I first tried the original cart on 60th and 3rd. They had been open for just a month, parked behind Bloomingdales (on 60th and 3rd), and needless to say I was excited. Back then it was just one cart, run by Vilio (who cooked the food) and his sister Rosa (who made the tortillas by hand.) This was back before their Mexican cheesesteak, their second cart on 49th and Park, their run in with Rafiqi, the fight their third cart on 43rd had with that halal vendor, and of course plantergate. Rosa no longer makes the tortillas by hand (the 3 carts are way too busy), but they now serve al pastor, and chalupas. Of course last month they were nominated for the 2010 Vendy Awards, and yesterday they got a full spread in Serious Eats: New York. They’re facing some stiff competition at the Vendy’s this weekend, and I don’t know if they can pull it off (Patacon Pisao and Schnitzel & Things are some fierce competition). But no matter what happens it won’t make us feel any less proud.
Posted by Zach Brooks at 8:30 am, September 21st, 2010 under El Rey Del Sabor.
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Did they recently raise their prices on some things? Seems like what I had the other day was $1.00 more than it used to be.