Nachojawn in the Heart of it All

Nachojawn is back from an epic week in Mexico City and Zihuatanejo and will be publishing a multi-part feature on the amazing eating I did with Mrs. Nachojawn.

We flew into Mexico City and immediately set out for dinner after checking in to our hotel.

A quick $2 Uber to Azul Condesa and we ordered up some guacamole with chapulinas.

I got my classic enchiladas de mole, which looked like a work of art and tasted even better.

Mrs. Nachojawn got the cochinita pibil.

They came with some homemade tortillas that were being pressed in the front of the restaurant.

Cinco de Mayo

Business as usual for Nachojawn today. Just trying to avoid garbage like this:

We’ll be back after the suburban kids have finished puking up their day-glo margaritas into the gutter.

Everyone go support your non-Christian, locally owned Mexican-American business today.

Moustaki

A block away from the Franklin Institute, Mountains used to be a pizza joint that I briefly took notice of because it saved up Mexican along with the pizza.

Now, after a makeover, it’s Moustaki, serving up gyros and soul kids. My chicken gyro was right off the spit, and the waffle fries on the side were hot with the right amount of crisp. Nice little spot.

Pistolas del Sur

Brother (sister?) restaurant to Jose Pistolas and Sancho Pistolas, Pistolas del Sur is right at the start of the East Passyunk stretch of bars and restaurants that rival any in town.

Continuing in the Pistolas tradition of having really expensive nachos, these chicken nachos tipped the scale at $17.

They were excellent though, great layering and melting made for some good eating.

4.54/5 pickled jalapeños – eat these after payday with Las Damas del Cuadrado Naval.

Mission BBQ – King of Prussia

If you like military memorabilia and police patches along with your barbecue, you’ll love Mission BBQ.

 I ordered the chopped brisket with mac and cheese and fries. Pretty good, but small portions. Plus we discovered that Little Miss Nachojawn loves ribs.

Every table has a six pack of sauce. I liked the Tupelo Honey Heat.

Guisados Don Roman

With the Nachojawn family out in Arizona, I took the opportunity to check out Guisados Don Roman, in South Philly.

In addition to the standard Mexican fare, this place offers up guisados, an everyday Mexican stew, that comes with rice, beans, and homemade tortillas.

I ordered the verde with beef and a cantaloupe agua fresca. This was awesome and a great change up from your everyday taco (which is still awesome)

Guisados Don Roman

1629 S. 7th Street

Indian Village – Cave Creek, AZ

The Nachojawn family usually spends a full week out in Arizona for spring break, but my day job meant that I could only make it a long weekend.

That meant I had to make the most of those days. Number one on the list was checking out Indian Village, a mom and pop Mexican in Cave Creek.

Indian Village is known for their fry bread, but they have a pretty substantial menu for a kitchen the size of a closet.

I ordered us the fry bread with red chile beef and beans, some tacos for Nachojawn Jr, a chicken and cheese burrito and some guacamole.

And some rice and beans, now that I’m looking at the pictures. This place is awesome.

Las Cabañas – Camden, NJ

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Nachojawn was across the bridge one day, and after our succesful trip to San Lucas with FON Abogado de Inmagracion I thought I’d check out another Camden hotspot.

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Things started off well, with the chips and refritos starter.

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The enchiladas de mole were a little too oily and bitter for my liking. Maybe I’m spoiled with Mole Poblano a few blocks from HQ, but this really didn’t do it for me. I was treated to a pretty loud mariachi soundtrack during my meal though.

Lucky’s Last Chance

Digging out from the snow and ice, Nachojawn and family walked the few blocks over to Lucky’s Last Chance.

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Nachojawn Jr. went for the PB & Bacon (no cheese), and I ordered up an Incomparable Bacon Cheddar.IMG_4254

Simple Dark & Stormy

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This is a good burger. Flip it over and dig in.

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Tots>fries here, although you’re not going to go wrong either way. Nachojawn is loving the options near the new Nachojawn HQ.