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Tacos Al Carbon

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4420 Lake Worth Road Lake Worth, FL 33461

561-432-8474 

 

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  • Mexican
    Open all day, every day.
    $
    MasterCard, Visa, cash
  • casual
    Smoking, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Catering, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian Friendly
    Breakfast, Dinner, Late Night, Lunch
    Beer/Wine
  • Not Accepted
    Free, Lot Available
Description

A dusty lot off of Military Trail and Lake Worth Road is home to Tacos al Carbon, a destination for authentic Mexican food served 24/7. There are more than a dozen varieties of tacos, from chewy lengua to chicharron to carne asada, each inexpensive, each served with cilantro, lime, and onion in a pliant, fresh corn tortilla. Splash a little ultrahot orange salsa on there and your late-night taco binge will be complete. During the day, the taco trucks parked there spread out like worker bees to distribute the goods. At night, they return to a packed lot. You can even tell a bit about the patron by which window he orders from: A younger crowd gathers at the brick-and-mortar building on the east side, while adventure-seekers and buzzing party folk congregate by the food trucks parked in the west lot.







  • 2009 | Best Taco

    Not only does Tacos al Carbon serve authentic Mexican soul food good enough to grace the table of any proud abuelita; it's also open 24 hours a day, meaning that sweet release never has to wait. Tacos al Carbon spares no parts, crafting more than a dozen varieties of tacos out of succulent lengua (beef tongue), slow-stewed tripa (beef stomach), and deep-fried rounds of crunchy chicharrón (pork skin). Gringo-friendly varieties like grilled beef, chicken, and sausage don't disappoint... More »

  • 2005 | Best Mexican Restaurant

    Blather all you want about authentic Mexican food, but how do you know it The old lady in the kitchen pressing tortillas The "secret" spice recipe Maybe it's a menu that unabashedly sells tongue burritos ($3.50), tripe soup ($6), pork skin tacos ($1.50), and shrimp/octopus cocktails ($7.99). You could count the number of Mexican families crammed into a tiny room on any given Friday night or point to the queue of exhausted migrant workers lined up at the taco truck in the parking lot. The... More »

  • 2001 | Best Burritos

    "Autenticamente Mexicano" reads the sign above this roadside eatery, a tiny little place surrounded by the Guatemalan and Mexican districts of central Palm Beach County. There's hardly a gringo in sight within. (They probably wouldn't know how to mix and match the pineapple, guava, and tamarind sodas with the rich selections from the cooks' steam table, anyway.) But even the monolingual really need to know only one word here: burrito. The fresh flour tortillas are unbeatable -- supple,... More »

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  • South Florida's Best Mexican Food

    South Florida's Best Mexican Food

    | Fri, April 27, 2012

    With Cinco de Mayo just around the corner, it's time to talk tacos (and burritos, oxtail soup, and pork belly products, etc.). In anticipation of the holiday and as part of the countdown to New Time... More »

  • Lake Worth Food News: Second Tacos Al Carbon Location, New Pizza Joint, Free Frozen Yogurt

    Lake Worth Food News: Second Tacos Al Carbon Location, New Pizza Joint, Free Frozen Yogurt

    | Fri, April 13, 2012

    Here's a roundup of food news from our favorite funky town to the north.1.) Tacos Al Carbon opened another taco shop at Sixth Avenue South and Congress. The menu offers the same as the original locat... More »

  • South Florida's Breakfast Tacos

    South Florida's Breakfast Tacos

    | Sat, November 5, 2011

    I'm in love with breakfast, not brunch. Brunch is for pounding Bloody Marys while waiting with the hordes for tables. Brunch is for people watching and drag shows. Brunch is for pancakes and fruit wit... More »

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