El Paisano Rosticeria y Cocina

• Cuisine(s): Mexican
  Price: $
  Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, cash, ATM/Debit
• Features: Takeout, Catering
  Serving: Lunch
  Alcohol: Beer/Wine
• Reservations: Not Accepted
  Parking: Street

Description

Not surprisingly, Rosticeria y Cocina El Paisano, which is owned by the butcher shop two doors down, specializes in meat. Its Mexican-style roast chickens vary from crackling-skinned to dry, depending on how long they've spent out of the oven and under the heat lights. Uniformly fantastic: tacos filled with moist and porky carnitas, creamy octopus served in a tomato-based coctel campechana, and goat birria stewed so long that sheer lethargy keeps it from disintegrating. Given the portion size, a small plate should be all you need.