Taqueria Coatzingo

About Taqueria Coatzingo

Taqueria Coatzingo has been on Roosevelt Avenue for years serving Pueblan food to a neighborhood that knows the difference. The cemita — a sesame roll stuffed with milanesa or carne enchilada, avocado, papalo, and Oaxacan cheese — is the dish that distinguishes it from a generic taqueria, and papalo is an herb most kitchens will not bother sourcing. The tacos are good and cheap, the al pastor is cut off a proper trompo, and the whole operation runs deep into the night. Jackson Heights has dozens of options on this stretch; this is one of the ones that has lasted.