San Loco
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San Loco is a New York City based Mexican food mini-chain founded in 1986 by Darrell Nelson. Their three restaurants are located in Lower Manhattan:
- 151 Avenue A (Between 9th and 10th Streets)
- 124 Second Avenue (Between 7th and St. Marks Place) (Original Restaurant)
- 111 Stanton Street (Between Essex and Ludlow)
San loco has free delivery. At one point San Loco helped make donations to the local boys club, by featuring a weekly special. San Loco was also featured in the Village Voice's roundup of the 100 best Mexican eateries of the city, San Loco came in at 38.
[edit] Menu
Their menu includes Tacos, Salads, Soups, Fizzy Soda drinks, enchiladas, and other food. They also serve vegetarian items. San Loco has 4 different degrees of sauces (homemade)-
-Mild
-Hot
-Serious
-Stupid
The original San Loco was founded at 124 Second Avenue. Their latest addition has been the largest, at 111 Stanton Street.
A Quote from the San Loco Website
"In June 1986, Darrell Nelson created the first San Loco at 129 2nd Avenue. Since then, we have made our food from scratch to ensure wholesome quality food at a good price. For example, we still soak our pinto beans overnight and refry them using pure soy oil –not pork lard! So our refries are truly vegetarian. No short cuts with our guacamole either. We use only use fresh avacados, spices and the juice of freshly squeezed limes. In our pico de gallo, you’ll find hearty chunks of plum tomatoes, Spanish onions, fresh jalapeño peppers and finely chopped cilantro. And, like everything else on our menu, chipotle chicken is also made from scratch, right in our kitchen, by simmering shredded chicken in a smokey jalapeño barbeque sauce. Our serious sauce is a dangerous concoction of assorted chilies that will blow your socks off! But, if that’s not enough for ya, ask for the stupid sauce –the name says it all! We’ve also got fresh catfish prepared and breaded by hand in our kitchen everyday. And we’re still using an old family… recipe for our chili loco that calls for seven different spices, fresh hot peppers and plenty of ground beef. It’s definitely hearty! We hope you enjoy our meal. Tell your friends about us (so we can keep our prices low), and please come again!!!" -San Loco Website
San Loco's specialty is their chicken chipotle quesadilla. Another popular option is the San Loco Burrito.
