I’m never scared about eating from a food cart. We’ve touted their cleanliness and deliciousness for years, but when I found out that El Rey del Sabor would be serving actual grasshoppers (chapulines) from their three carts this week, I knew I would have to face my first insect lunch. And my heart slowly made its way to my throat.
Posted by brianhoffman at 9:30 am, October 26th, 2011 under El Rey Del Sabor.
Now here’s something completely different! We got word at the end of last week that El Rey del Sabor will be serving chapulines as a special this week from all three of their carts in Midtown. For those of you who don’t speak insect, chapulines are grasshoppers and they’re commonly eaten in many areas of Mexico, including the owner Rosa’s hometown of Puebla. They’ve been imported from Mexico, and you’ll be able to order them in a taco, burrito, quesadilla, or torta- but there is only a limited supply, so if you want a taste you might want to get there early in the week.
Posted by brianhoffman at 9:45 am, October 24th, 2011 under El Rey Del Sabor.
El Rey Del Sabor’s carts have long been a mainstay of Mexican Midtown Lunch’ing. Their menu has everything you’d expect: tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos. But did you know that they also serve a Mexified version of classic street meat? I sure didn’t until I saw someone get a plate of it from the cart on 43rd and 6th. The only logical thing for me to do was order one of my own (Street Meat Palooza 4 results might not be out yet, but it’s never too early to start doing research for next year).
Posted by Jeremiah White at 11:30 am, October 3rd, 2011 under El Rey Del Sabor, Mexican, Street Meat.
On Saturday we gathered together at City Winery with a couple hundred of our closest friends to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of Midtown Lunch (yes, we too are surprised this thing has been around for 5 years!) A great time was had by all thanks to the amazing food (provided graciously by Kwik Meal, The Biryani Cart, Cer Te, Ma Peche, Food Gallery 32, El Rey del Sabor, Tri Tip Grill, Wafels & Dinges, Miss Softee & the Rolling Cones, Kelvin Slush, and Momofuku Milk Bar) and the endless drinks courtesy of Brooklyn Brewery and GuS’s soda.
Check out the highlights, after the jump…
Posted by The ML Team at 9:30 am, June 13th, 2011 under Biriyani Cart, Certe, Eddie's Pizza Truck, El Rey Del Sabor, Food Gallery 32, Harry, Kelvin Slush Truck, Kwik Meal, Midtown Lunch Anniversary Party, Miss Softee, Momofuku, NYC Cravings, Tri Tip Grill/Buckhorn Grill, Wafels and Dinges.
For those of you just north of Grand Central hoping for some Mexican deliciousness from El Rey del Sabor during the middle of this week, you’ll have to wait until at least Friday. The cart they normally have parked on 49th Street and Park will be off the streets from today until at least Thursday for its inspection. Though if you really need your fix there’s always the ERdS carts on 43rd & 6th or the original on 60th & 3rd.
Posted by Blondie at 8:30 am, February 1st, 2011 under El Rey Del Sabor.
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.
Even though the El Rey del Sabor carts came out with their three chalupa special late last fall, I completely forgot about them. The location closest to my work (on 49th and Park Avenue) didn’t have any signs up for it and it wasn’t on their regular menu. Well, there’s a pretty legit looking sign up now, and even though the price has gone up a buck I had to try them.
Posted by Blondie at 8:30 am, July 27th, 2010 under El Rey Del Sabor.
Have you ever been kind of jealous of the winners of Zach’s various cart tours? Even though I work in midtown and can hit the great midtown carts anytime I want, there’s something to be said about the fun of taking on a bunch of them at once. To really do it right you need strength in numbers, so when I learned that a couple of my friends from Seattle, would be in town and free for lunch during the week, I started plotting potential food adventures. Both of them regularly read Blondie & Brownie and they were jealous of the midtown cart/food truck scene. The more I thought about it, the more convinced I became that we should try to hit as many carts for as many different types of foods as possible and with that in mind, may a present Brownie’s Cart Canyon Tour: 10 carts/10 cuisines/$10 a person…
Posted by Brownie at 11:30 am, March 4th, 2010 under American, Austrian, Biriyani Cart, Cart, El Rey Del Sabor, Falafel, Jamaican, Jamaican Dutchy, Kim's Aunt Kitchen Cart, Korean, Kosher, Mexican, Schnitzel & Things, Treats Truck, Trini Paki Boys Cart, Wafels and Dinges.
When I read the other day that El Rey Del Sabor is now offering al pastor, I was all over it. I headed to their new cart on Park Ave and 49th Street (one of three they now operate in Midtown)- and not only did I score an al pastor taco, I also grabbed a spicy pork torta, and a carne asada huarache. This was a cheap excuse to splurge and buy a few menu items that I’ve been meaning to try under the pretext of getting a taco in the name of ML. I know, I just give and give don’t I? It was a ton of food, but luckily I had a friend with me to help out.
Comida pornografia after the jump….
Posted by Mamacita at 11:45 am, March 1st, 2010 under El Rey Del Sabor.
The weather hasn’t exactly been taco cart friendly lately, but this news should get you pumped to hit the streets. El Rey del Sabor is now serving al pastor, spicy pork with pineapple, cilantro, and chipotle. $2.50 in a taco or $6 in a burrito and available at all three of their locations (43rd and 6th, 60th and 3rd, and the newest on Park and 49th.) One catch… it’s not on the menu. You’ve got to ask for it.
Posted by The ML Team at 8:30 am, February 24th, 2010 under El Rey Del Sabor.
