"We started on the corner of Highland and Lexington, November 3, 2018. And on the first day, we sold three chicken quesadillas, no onions. Made $16.43 total: I still have the receipt! I looked at my partner and said, 'We just have to show up and open tomorrow.' We are two persistent individuals from Tijuana and Baja, California. We grew up eating tacos, and I knew that we had the best tacos in America."
"After starting his cooking career in places like Buvette and Aldea in New York City, his life changed on May 23, 2013, he tells me, the day Los Tacos No. 1 opened in Chelsea Market. That's when he realized, "Oh, I don't want to be a chef: I want to be the greatest taquero of all time.""
"Tacos 1986 has eight locations in the Los Angeles area and, as of last July, one in the West Village, on the corner, at 1 Cornelia and West Fourth streets. It's a full-circle moment for Alvarez-Tostado, who said he lived on Cornelia back in 2011, and "dreamed of owning a restaurant on the block." The place is a sliver of a counter-service spot. If you're dining in, the only place to eat is a standing counter overlooking Cornelia Street, and it only fits about six. No lingering allowed!"
Joy (Jorge Humberto Alvarez-Tostado) and Victor Delgado opened Tacos 1986 on November 3, 2018 at Highland and Lexington, selling three chicken quesadillas and $16.43 on day one. Alvarez-Tostado trained in kitchens such as Buvette and Aldea in New York and credits the May 23, 2013 opening of Los Tacos No. 1 as the moment he decided to become a taquero. Tacos 1986 expanded to eight Los Angeles locations and a West Village outpost at Cornelia and West Fourth. The West Village shop is a narrow counter-service space with standing room for about six diners. The staff aims to deliver every order within two minutes and cultivates an energetic, friendly service style.
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