El Corralito

It's easy to overlook El Corralito among the other Lawrence Ave. taquerias, but take a look at their menu and see that nearly half of it is devoted to freshly squeezed juices, licuados, and agua frescas.  I'm sure that in the summer, this is a great place to go for their drinks.  The rest of their menu is pretty basic - tacos, tortas, sopes, gorditas, etc., as well as breakfast and dinner items.

For lunch, I ordered a chorizo & potato huarache.  A huarache is an oblong-shaped fresh masa dough, either griddled or fried, and topped with your choice of ingredients.  My huarache was griddled, which made it more of a "knife and fork" type of meal.  It was topped with pinto beans, chorizo, potatoes, tomatillo salsa, queso fresco, onion, and cilantro.  The chorizo was delicious, not at all greasy, with bits of chile flakes throughout.  

I also ordered a granola licuado, which was surprisingly good.  It wasn't thick like a milkshake, but had the flavor and consistency of horchata.  I tasted almond, cinnamon, and milk.  A refreshing sweet drink that went well with the spicy huarache.  There are a few other menu items that I want to try (like the mollejas quesadilla), so I'll update my review later on.