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TRES HERMANOS

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Good Mexican food is hard to find in NYC, that’s why eating at Tres Hermanos is an event worth celebrating. I am originally from Los Angeles, and growing up Mexican food was not only comfort food but a daily part of life. Sure there are a lot of positives to living in the incredible New York City, but one major void in my life is great Mexican food.

Almost two years ago when I first was looking for apartments, I found myself straddling the border between Williamsburg and Queens with no luck except for stumbling upon a tortilla factory called Tres Hermanos. Now at this point in time, Tres Hermanos was still in fact an active tortilla factory that had a small door on the left hand side, to a couple of white folding tables in the middle of the floor. Next to them were two Mexican women, a makeshift stove and some stacks of paper plates. From the outside, we knew that whatever they were serving must be good. So without hesitation we sat ourselves down, ordered 2 chicken tacos in broken Spanish and barely stopped to breathe before we were done. For the duration of those tacos I felt like I was back in Los Angeles eating off a taco truck in East LA. Click Read More for additional information and photos. Written by Brittany Kleinman

The reason I go into such depth about my first experience with Tres Hermanos is because it wouldn’t be for another year and a half until those tacos graced my stomach once more. Don’t get me wrong; I tried to go back. Several times. But to my dismay, they were either under-construction or not open. So despite the fact that it was 10:30am on a Friday (when I should have been at work) and I wasn’t hungry, nothing could stop me from running over the “OPEN” sign in Tres Hermanos. I promptly realized that they had completely re-done the interior and instead of two folding tables, it was a full on legitimate hole in the wall. Nevertheless, I ordered 2 chicken tacos off the crisp paper menu and once again got to indulge in the deliciousness that is Tres Hermanos.

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