El Fogón rocks my world once again.

[JEZ]

Originally Posted by james

Carboncitos blows Fogon away so hard on all counts there isn't even any competition. The difference in quality of meats and sauces is like night and day.

There's never been another taqueria in Playa that I could recommend so highly.

Oh James,

This is giving me deja vu re guacomole thread a year or so ago.....

Forgon is the best, Carbowhat ever is at best OK.... OK? Ha ha ha!

JEZ

[cuffedlinks]

Originally Posted by JEZ

Forgon is the best, Carbowhat ever is at best OK.... OK? Ha ha ha!

JEZ

El Fogon needs to get a KICKASS slogan, then.....

[diogeron]

I finally made it to El Fogon a couple of weeks ago when I was down. I thought it was good, but taco v. taco, sauces v. sauces, I still prefer Carboncitos. Having said that, I've eaten at Carboncitos several times (the one across from Ajua,) and only once at El Fogon, which was, granted, very good. So, to ensure that this was a representative example, I feel compelled to go back to El Fogon for several more meals before rendering a firm opinion. Oy, the labor of research!

Originally Posted by cuffedlinks

El Fogon needs to get a KICKASS slogan, then.....

[Heather]

James is right. Carboncitos is better than El Fogon. And Morton's is better than Outback Steakhouse. Any surprise there? El Fogon is still delicious and cheap and near my house, so I will still go there. And Carboncito's is delicious and very fairly priced, so when I am in the neighborhood, I will still go there. James is, like, so bourgeoise.

[diogeron]

Last time I had tacos at Carboncitos (Saturday, when I left PDC), they were 9 pesos each at lunch. That's cheap. OK, so you pay up a bit for the extra sauces if you demand all of them, which I do, but it's still cheap. While we are talking overpriced, throw La Parilla into the mix. Now THAT place is overpriced and overrated, IMHO, and to extend the Morton's/Outback analogy, they have Outback quality with Morton's prices, relatively speaking.

Originally Posted by Heather

James is right. Carboncitos is better than El Fogon. And Morton's is better than Outback Steakhouse. Any surprise there? El Fogon is still delicious and cheap and near my house, so I will still go there. And Carboncito's is delicious and very fairly priced, so when I am in the neighborhood, I will still go there. James is, like, so bourgeoise.

[TnJ]

Liked em both.. Guess we'll have to try both out the next few trips. I'll enjoy evaluating each for its own tasty qualities time after time

[JEZ]

Originally Posted by diogeron

Last time I had tacos at Carboncitos (Saturday, when I left PDC), they were 9 pesos each at lunch. That's cheap. OK, so you pay up a bit for the extra sauces if you demand all of them, which I do, but it's still cheap. While we are talking overpriced, throw La Parilla into the mix. Now THAT place is overpriced and overrated, IMHO, and to extend the Morton's/Outback analogy, they have Outback quality with Morton's prices, relatively speaking.

El Forgon therefore offers a price advantage of 40%....

[barba]

Originally Posted by Heather

El Fogón has opened a third restaurant in my area, on Constituyentes between 25th and 30th avenues. Michael and I went there for dinner last night and everything was as it should be: frijoles charros, queso fundido con chorizo, tacos al pastor. Smoky, yummy, warm nopales. Cold, tangy jamaica to drink, a cerveza or two. It was a bit more expensive than the older location, but only by a few pesos. I think our bill was 112 pesos for all that food. I couldn't even finish mine, what in the hell is wrong with me these days?

Must have just missed you, a bunch of us went there last night too. Ah, that bean soup is to die for.

[StewartG]

Originally Posted by Heather

James is right. Carboncitos is better than El Fogon. And Morton's is better than Outback Steakhouse. Any surprise there? El Fogon is still delicious and cheap and near my house, so I will still go there. And Carboncito's is delicious and very fairly priced, so when I am in the neighborhood, I will still go there. James is, like, so bourgeoise.

My comrades and I have a REAL problem with the bourgeoisie. Perhaps James needs some reeducation?

[JudyBluEyes]

Where is El Forgon?

[denisea]

Originally Posted by JudyBluEyes

Where is El Forgon?

El Fogon has 2 locations: one at the corner of Av 30 y Calle 6 and one at the corner of Av 30 y Calle 28.

[JudyBluEyes]

Originally Posted by denisea

El Fogon has 2 locations: one at the corner of Av 30 y Calle 6 and one at the corner of Av 30 y Calle 28.

Thanks Denise! Going to have to check El Forgon out next time. I did like Carboncitos though, and Jimmy seemed like a nice guy!

[StewartG]

Why has no one mentioned El Pastoricito? (sp?) Its right across the street from the north location of El Fogon, and I think they have much better tacos al pastor.

Heather - if you're still reading this thread - you know the place I'm talking about, right? It must be near your house. Do you dig the food there, or "not so much?"

[JudyBluEyes]

Hey, is it El Fogon or......El Forgon!!????

[denisea]

Originally Posted by JudyBluEyes

Hey, is it El Fogon or......El Forgon!!????

It's "El Fogon".