East Village, Manhattan · restaurant
Slow-cooked pork in every form (gorditas, carnitas tacos, the Surdita stuffed with every cut at once) from a shop that treats the whole pig as its singular focus. Open Wednesday through Sunday only, so the line forms early and the gordita disappears first. Order the Surdita taco if you want the full picture; stay for the torta if you are hungry.
Crispy fried corn cake stuffed with carnitas and fixings—sell out first, arrive early.
Velvety braised tongue, dressed at the salsa bar with green salsa and oregano onions.
Every cut of slow-cooked pork in one taco—the mandatory order at this nose-to-tail shop.