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Mexico City
111 Smithfield Street
Downtown, 15222
412-391-2591
M-F: 11-8pm; Sat: 11-4pm

Just as I was prepping to write about Taco Loco — along comes Mexico City. You’ve all heard me complain about the abysmal state of affairs in regards to the availability of tasty Mexican food in Pittsburgh. It is no surprise to me that Post-Gazette polls of Pittsburgher’s favorite Mexican restaurants put Chi-Chi’s and Don Pablo’s out in front. I say it is no surprise, but still it is a total disappointment. If nothing else, we’ve got Mad Mex, La Fiesta, Taco Loco, Fajita Grill, and El Campesino to stuff our faces with, before we have to resort to those big box feeding troughs. But alas and alak, though they are all pretty good eats, none of them are seriously authentic (portions of the menus at my personal favorites, La Fiesta, Taco Loco, and Fajita Grill, come close). Well, Mexico City changes all that. This downtown, mostly lunchtime eatery brings a whole new region of Mexico to Pittsburgh, El Distrito Federal! (more…)