Pedro's Tacos
Made it there for lunch today, and thought the fish taco was excellent. I'm not experienced in the ways of fish tacos, but this was crunchy batter fried cod, with a creamy slaw, and some salsa. It was double-wrapped with corn tortillas, which tasted nice n'corny. Next time I will see if I can get them to not wrap it in foil, so it doesn't get soggy (these weren't soggy, but they would have been if I had brought them back to work).
I also had the carne asada taco, which had a ton of real guac in it. The meat wasn't very brown, it almost looked boiled, but it was very beefy. Not sure if that's how it's "supposed" to be. I grabbed some pickled carrots and jalapenos and some hot salsa from the fixin's aea, both of which where pretty powerful.
Very excited to have this as a nearby lunch option. The Tequila Mexican Grille sign is still up out front.
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ebone
Oct 17, 2012 11:00 AM
I hit this place today on my lunchbreak from work. I had a fish and a carne asada taco. The Fish one was the star, as others have noted, but I enjoyed the carne as well. The meat was tender and well seasoned with some sort of marinade and a nice guac. Overall I found this place very tasty and would definitely go back. So far it looks to be a welcome edition to the DTX lunch scene.
I met the owner as well, he said business has been up and down so far, but he seemed excited to be in Boston.
Give it a shot and let us know what you think. I would be curious to hear some other reviews.
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re: ebone
I visted Pedro's today. I had a fish taco ($3.39) and shrimp($4.49) taco to-go.
As mentioned before, the size of the tacos was good, maybe a 4" or 5" tortilla with ample fillings. (definitely bigger than say an Anna's or El dorado.)
Fish taco had a good size piece of fried cod, pico, shredded green cabbage and a crema. The fish wasn't the very crispy but that may have been due to the 5 min walk back to work.
Shrimp was good too, the shrimp were bigger than I expected, I beleive sauteed, and the same other fillings. Only criticism on the shrimp was there was a lot of run off liquid, possibly they keep shrimp in this and then spoon it out?They had a salsa bar with Pico, green and red salsa, and Pickled carrots and onions. To be honest, i found them all a bit one-note and bland, esp the green and red salsas. Could only taste bitterness and a mild heat. The pico was pretty good though, if unspectactular..
Overall, i did enjoy the tacos and I look forward to trying some more items on the list. Lobster taco/burrito could definitely be a crapshoot and I want to try the rolled taco (taquitos?) they have as well.
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re: tysonmcneely
ebone
Dec 21, 2012 07:35 AM
To update, they also serve breakfast.
I just had an egg, bean, and chorizo burrito that was tasty. I definitely want to take a nap now, but this is a good lazy Friday breakfast in the Downtown Crossing area. At around $5 it is a fair bargain as well. Wash it down with a cup of coffee from Boston Brewin nearby and you are good to go.
Salsa update: the red is quite hot now and I think the green has a milder flavor, but I wouldn't say bland.
I like mexican-style breakfast, so this is a welcome edition to the neighborhood for me.
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re: Jenny Ondioline
MC Slim JB
Jan 11, 2013 01:34 PM
I had Pedro's fried potato taco the other day: new in my experience, and pretty tasty. Kind of like a hash brown patty. Respectable fish taco and good beans, too.
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MC Slim JB
Oct 1, 2012 02:29 PM
Tequila served pretty weak gruel: chopped iceberg lettuce, ungrilled flour tortillas, shredded cheddar / jack blend, Sysco-grade guacamole, sorry salsas (if memory serves -- I went once about a year ago). Would welcome an upgrade here.
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FinnFPM
Oct 1, 2012 02:58 PM
It's an upgrade, no doubt. I'd say that most Boston burritos are the "ingredient bomb" kind: hard to keep together, beans and rice exploding through the tortilla. This is definitely an "eat on the go" style of burrito. Compact, thickly-wrapped. Nothing falls apart.
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re: MC Slim JB
tequila had gone down hill the last couple of years, while never good/great, around 3 to 5 years ago, it was OK. Last time I ate there, it was pretty awful, had gotten a "torta" which was truly dismal. Looked to me like new owners had taken over? Anyways, this Pedro thing can only be an improvement (I hope)
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re: devilham
Sooooo just came back from Pedro's, and overall it's a net positive. The good, nice fresh tacos, very large and filled with lots of crunchy cabbage and decent pico. The tacos are BIG, 2 0f them would do a lunch quite nicely (and at around $4 a taco, that's about right if you ask me). I had the fish taco and the fried chicken taco, and both were dressed the same, and both were really quite nice, not Dorado nice, but nice in their own right.
The not so good (but certainly not bad) was the nachos and cheese, which was microwaved for a few seconds too long....not the end of the world (a mistake I have made too), just made for some dry nachos is all.
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re: Gordough
Yeah, I microwave them at home, so don't have a GIANT problem with it, and it seems they do it right in their plastic to-go containers, so that would explain why they don't bump it in the oven....but I think that they would be better served to have a warm cheese sauce, instead, that way they could keep the containers, no dry nachos, and sauce spreads better (alot of the chips were cheeseless)
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Bob Dobalina
Oct 1, 2012 10:58 AM
Apparently a So Cal mini chain? http://www.pedrostacos.com/
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re: Bob Dobalina
Bob, That made me curious too...seems like a large geographical jump for an expansion?? I tried Tequila Grill a few ties and wasn't overly impressed.
Nseneda, Have you trie Burritio Express on Kingston/Bedford..sort of between the back of Macy's and Chinatown? They're my "go to" spot for tacos/burritos downtown.
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re: 9lives
nsenada
Oct 1, 2012 11:26 AM
Yes - I used to go there a fair amount, and have meant to go back. My current taco/burrito requirements are met by the Staff Meal truck, though it sounds like they are going to start changing up the offerings. Once that happens, I'm definitely gonna head back to Burrito Express.
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re: 9lives
Bob Dobalina
Oct 1, 2012 11:35 AM
Agree about the geography - the Yelp reviews also suggest that it is the same place. Maybe one of the owner's kids moved to Boston for college...
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re: Bob Dobalina
Err...not much info there sorry. I got confused between Pedro's, and this new taco truck.
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re: FinnFPM
FinnFPM
Oct 1, 2012 01:50 PM
I went in and asked about it on my way home. The guy at the register said that the chain's founder has spent time living in Boston in the past -- Boston seems like maybe his "second home" so to speak.
The burrito reminded me of one you'd get in California. An average CA one. Simple, straightforward. Good. Didn't blow me away on any count. Menu items were pretty cheap.
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