Che Taco

Yes, Che Taco, serves tacos. But they also serve a full array of Mexican cuisine. Unless you’re Mexican, be sure to read our articles related to Mexican Cuisine before heading over to San Telmo so that you are apprised of exactly what you’re ordering. We have have images of each type of item on Che Taco’s menu.

This little taco stand and cantina is pretty authentic. Even the décor. It’s a bit gaudy. Extra colorful. There’s a characteristic disorganization everywhere you look that just shouts “Mexico” and there’s an obsession with artistic relics related to the Día de los Muertos. Even the waitress, who just happened to also be Mexican, was wearing a Día de los Pandas Muertas t-shirt.

The food follows suit. Authentic. Delicious. I spend several months in Mexico City each year and the food here is actually better than at most Mexican taco stands and “fondas”. There were a few none authentic elements. Mexican food in Mexico City is always served with both a red and a green salsa. The green salsa is made with a unique vegetable called a tomatillo. It’s unrelated to a tomato. But that’s fodder for another article. Tomatillos are impossible to come by in Argentina, so the cooks create a creamy green salsa from avocados and cilantro that’s even better than the salsa verde in Mexico. It’s the perfect counter-point to the much hotter and spicier red salsa that comes in the other squirt bottle they put on the table.

I like variety. It’s the cayenne and cumin of life. So I ordered the platter of tacos that let’s you choose any three, called the Campechanos. What you see in the slideshow with three tacos on the plate is a taco de carne asado, a taco al pastor (this is basically a shawarma in a corn tortilla) and a shredded chicken taco. The meat was all perfectly seasoned and cooked. Moist. Juicy. Screaming flavor in bite.

Another favorite is the combination plate, the “Tacomoquiere”, on big burrito, cut into two pieces, two tacos, two quesadillas, and guacamole salad.

If you have a group of four or more, you might want to try the Full Meter of Tacos. It’s enough to feed a small army or a Mexican wrestler. Don’t worry though. Those tacos go down smoothly if you take a sip of Corona beer after each bite.

So, let’s recap. Che Taco has colorful and shabby décor with a friendly Mexican waitress wearing a panda skull t-shirt that serves plates full of delicious, authentic, Mexican cuisine on chipped colorful clay plates.