I honestly do not remember the last time that I had 3 meals a day. But since we only very few days in Miami, not only 3 meals a day are jammed packed, we even squeezed in a fourth – afternoon snacks… a thing I never have… as far as I recalled. However, once I had the taco from Taquiza, I found myself back for more the next day. That’s right, two day in a row. Couldn’t have enough!
Just a short walk away from the beach, a tiny place tucked underneath a hostel on Collins Ave. a place that would go easily unnoticed if one weren’t paying attention. But if you do, you would have found treasure. And we did. Just a service counter, and a little patio out front. I felt like I was sitting at a friend’s backyard, just chilling. And of course, with very very good food. All menu items are written on the chalk board hanging over head. There were appetizers then tacos. For drinks, there were house made sangria, and coke from Mexican, and of course, a varieties of beers. Cozy little place for light lunch or snacks. I wanted to hit them all. But eyes always want more than my belly could.
We had the Al Pastor, which is pull pork, achiote, guajillo, sour orange, and topped with pineapple. Soft, tender pork, balanced well with sour orange. And that pineapple was like the cherry on top of the sundae. Also Taquiza use blue corn for that house made tortilla. Soft and fluffy, like little pillows.
Then there was the Lengua. Big chunks of beef tongue, marinated by Mexican beer, with toasted bay leaf. Such tenderness, and succulent.with a couple drop of lime juice, and hot sauce to brighten the notes. Oh… I can have this everyday!
And yes, we went back the next day. At around 3p, I was dreaming about that beef tongue taco. Its so hard to resist. And why not, we are on vacation. Let’s pig out. This time we were even more greedy. We also ordered the totopos with guacamole and the Elote. Both were very good, but can’t top that beef tongue taco. I found myself still thinking about it weeks after we came back from Miami. (June, 2015)
