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Who's ordering the habanero? A heat guide to our menu

Most of our plates aren't hot on their own, because the heat comes on the side. So a table with one chile lover and one person who can't take black pepper can order the same tacos and have two different dinners.

The salsas, hottest first

The heat ratings come from our menu.

  1. Habanero-pineapple
  2. Salsa de árbol
  3. Tamarindo morita
  4. Salsa verde

Salsas come on the side, so everyone at the table can pick their own.

If you want it hot

  1. Habanero Margarita$18Habanero tequila, triple sec and lime.
  2. Spicy Mango$18Habanero mezcal, mango and habanero salt.
  3. Jalapeño Margarita$18Mezcal, lime and jalapeño salt. Jalapeño instead of habanero, so a little gentler.
  4. Michelada Cantina$10Beer with lime, salt and a spicy Mexican salsa.
  5. Enchiladas Verdes$28The plate our menu marks as a little spicy.
  6. Picadera para Dos$38The guacamole on this one is the spicy kind.
Three tacos on corn tortillas with onion, cilantro and radish on a blue plate, with two salsas

If you don't

None of these is marked as spicy on our menu.

  1. Birria tacos$22Rich braised beef and consomé. People assume these are hot. On our menu, they aren't marked that way.
  2. Carnitas tacos$19Slow-braised pork, crisped to order.
  3. Queso Fundido$18Melted cheese and poblanos.
  4. Braised Short Ribs$35Slow-braised, with mashed potatoes.
  5. Vozul Margarita$18Tequila, lime and agave.

Every taco order comes with a creamy zucchini sauce and a chile de árbol sauce. The second one has some heat, so go easy on it.

Tables for 2 to 8 · Tuesday to Sunday

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Heat questions

Is birria spicy?

Ours isn't marked as spicy: it's slow-braised beef with consomé for dipping. The heat comes from the salsas on the side, so you pick how far to go. How to eat it.

What's the hottest thing on the menu?

The habanero-pineapple salsa, which our menu gives its top heat rating. For a drink, try the Habanero Margarita.

Do you have spicy margaritas?

Yes. There's a Habanero Margarita, a Jalapeño Margarita and a Spicy Mango on our margarita list.

Getting here

Where

605 W 48th Street
New York, NY 10036

Midtown West, in Hell's Kitchen: on 48th Street between 11th and 12th Avenue, on the rooftop of the HK Hall building.

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(212) 957-1700

On foot

  • About 5 minutes from the Intrepid Museum.
  • About 12 minutes from the C/E subway at 50th Street.
  • About 15 minutes from the Javits Center.
  • About 20 minutes from Times Square and the Theater District, or a short cab.

Hours

MondayClosed
Tuesday5pm – 11pm
Wednesday5pm – 11pm
Thursday5pm – 11pm
Friday5pm – 3am
Saturday12pm – 3am
Sunday12pm – 9:30pm
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