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Pinche is serious yum, like twice-a-week-fix type of yum. However there is a girl that works the counter there that is absolutely awful and manages to screw up an order every which way possible - I end up ordering in Spanish directly to the guys on the line behind her. Aside from her, me encanta!!

I work a couple of blocks away from Pinche and started going there and getting the fish tacos about a month ago after stumbling across a rave in The Voice - I couldn't agree more - the best fish tacos in Manhattan for sure.

Now I love guacamole, but I don't want it on my tacos. Give me the carne asada tacos with onions and cilantro...end of story. For the fish tacos, make it some shredded cabbage and crema fresca.....and double up on the tortillas!

Hmmm... I'm going to have to disagree. I work down the street and have given pinche a try a couple of times and so far I'm pretty underwhelmed. Single tortilla, no lime, no onion. Not very memorable or filling. Frankly, I can make a better taco at home and I'm Irish! I've had better at just about all of the other taquerias in the outer bros. Nice people, though.

Wow ... I thought "Pink Taco" out here had a risque name ...

I'll have to give Pinche a try when I'm in New York later this month. Its probably better than any fish tacos I could find here in New Orleans, although you can get decent shrimp tacos because the shrimp is so good here.

Just as I thought - it's very good. I was in Manhattan a few months ago and tried valiantly to convince my friend that we should eat at Pinche when we stumbled across it. But she wanted lunch at a place that woudl be quieter and more sedate.

I happened to be on that block of Mott because I was visiting the new(ish) Manhattan branch of Gimme Coffee - which is highly recommended. It's on my very short list of places in Manhattan where a properly pulled espresso shot can be obtained.

http://www.gimmecoffee.com/static/feature_nolita.aspx

Ed, I couldn't agree with you more about the fish and the pork tacos, also those yucca fries... they're almost too filling to be a side dish!

The chips are ok, but everything else is so good that they're somewhat unnecessary. I do recommend loading up your tacos/burritos with as much of the salsa as possible. Both pack a mean punch, the red's being more long-lasting than the quick zing of the green.

Shame on me for not ordering the Yucca fries....

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fish taco looks good, but like Cassaendra i'd much prefer grilled fish.

Ever try Barrio Chino's fish taco? I like them, but I also like tequila, which might have some impact on my taco impressions.

The fish taco looks good. Too bad it's battered and deep fried instead of grilled. Blech.

I can't help but ask...how were the chips? From the pictures, it doesn't look laden with salt, which is a good start!