Brothers Taqueria

If you're checking out a Mexican restaurant, it's best to take Anne with you.   Today was no different.....time for a visit to Brothers Taqueria (previously Tahini) in New Brighton.

As I was passed by on my way to pick her up just before noon, the place was quiet.   By the time we returned 10 minutes later, there were several cars in the lot and a short line.   Our timing was good, though.  Shortly the lot was filling up and there was a longer line.   This is quickly becoming a busy lunch place.

Large black boards show the proteins, how you can get 'em (burrito, taco, enchilada, torta, quesadilla, bowl) plus a board for extras and for beverages.   There are also pictures along the counter of a number of choices.  But don't forget to pick up the paper menu.....that's where I found the huarache.

Anne went for the nachos with asada; I took the huarache -  al pastor, please.   We both opted for bottles of Mexican Coke (can't beat that real sugar).

The service was pretty quick.....but I messed up the system.   We concluded that all the things on the hanging

menus came out quickly---I was the oddball with my huarache--that took about five minutes more.   Still pretty quick....plenty of time to have lunch and for one of us to get back to work on time ; )

The huarache was great.    Lots of flavorful meat (the pineapple version of the al pastor style) on a wonderful masa oval with lettuce, cheese, Mexican sour cream.   Anne's nachos were big with layers of asada, tomatoes, beans, Mexican sour cream.........   It was more than she could eat....even with me giving her a lot of help.

Our conclusions:   the pastor was much more flavorful than the asada; nothing wrong with the asada--just not nearly as delish as the pastor.   Both were nice sized portions, were fresh and attractively presented.   The meals were brought to our table in green baskets with checkered red and white liners.   This was fine for the nachos.  For the huarache, 2 layers of liner might have helped---it was easy to cut through the paper because of the moist ingredients.

It's hard to find Mexican food close by.  The two items we had were good....the pastor, really good.   We'll be trying it again soon because John will be whining that he was out of town and we went with out him and blah, blah, blah.......you know, guy whining.    It's a quick, reasonably priced place for some Mexican food.   Polite staff, good health code compliance (trust me, we check out these things), drink choices like horchata, and open until 9 p.m. for your Mexican food fix.   Four star rating on Yelp, 5 stars on Facebook.