Tacos al pastor
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Tacos al pastor is a signature dish of United States; we have verified places to eat it in Brooklyn. Thin-sliced marinated pork roasted on a spit, served on a tortilla with pineapple. Start with where to eat Tacos al pastor in Brooklyn.

Tacos al pastor · Brooklyn

Thin-sliced marinated pork roasted on a spit, served on a tortilla with pineapple. Counters in Bushwick, Greenpoint and Downtown Brooklyn sell it from $5 a taco.

Al pastor, Spanish for herdsman style, is sliced spit-grilled pork from Puebla in central Mexico, and the method is based on the lamb shawarma that Lebanese immigrants brought there. In Brooklyn, Taqueria Al Pastor in Bushwick piles crisp marinated pork and cubed pineapple on its tacos, Taqueria El Chato in Greenpoint serves corn tacos of tender al pastor with red salsa and pineapple, Taqueria Ramirez in Greenpoint is modeled on Mexico City taquerias, and Jefe Tacos lists an al pastor taco at DeKalb Market Hall.

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