Walking out of the new @taqueriascarnalito downtown on Poydras Street I already knew when I’d be back. Not the date, per se, but the circumstance.

It will be late, on the back side of a night out, when the prospect of a couple steak tacos and maybe another beer while standing at a counter, no muss, no fuss, sounds ideal.

Carnalito is the kid brother taco stand from the same people behind @tacosdelcartel . It officially opens Friday after a few test runs.

Plenty of style points here in this Fanta orange room, with disco balls and a mysterious jukebox in the back — but also true fundamentals bringing a taste of Mexico City tacos to downtown New Orleans.

Great tortillas made via nixtamalization

Gaonero steak tacos, simple and delicious

Trompo rotisseries for pork al pastor and sirloin

Beer and margs, upbeat energy, a fast, easy spot open until 1 a.m. on the weekends.

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