Condé Nast Traveler

"El Huequito specializes in juicy, marinated al pastor in a proprietary blend of spices. Order the *torre de pastor* (literally, a tower of sliced meat with a stack of tortillas) and make your own tacos at the table with the selection of salsa."

Tasting Table

"The al pastor is particularly good, the pork vibrantly seasoned, lashed with citrus and chile, and piled onto the spit. The taquero shaves off slivers with a machete, piles it into a mound the size of a haystack and serves it flanked with tortillas. It can feed two."

Lonely Planet

"These old pros have been churning out delectable tacos al pastor (marinated pork roasted on a spit) since 1959. Several downtown Huequito branches offer the sit-down experience, but for some reason the tacos are better here at the original hole-in-the-wall location."

Bon Appétit Magazine

"GO: for the no-frills grande dame of tacos al pastor, shaved off a rotating spit and eaten standing on the sidewalk. That’s the El Huequito way. ORDER THE: tacos al pastor, of course! This place claims to be the first to serve the dish and has been doing so since 1959."

Cheryl Tiu

"They have only one kind of taco— the Al Pastor– and it is excellent! As my new Mexican friend Berenice Dorantes (who told me about this place) said, when looking for a good taco, you look for 3 things: good tortilla, meat and sauce — and this one ticks all boxes. It’s always been popular with locals, but since Anthony Bourdain came, now with tourists as well. I enjoyed it!"

TripScout

"Best Taqueria: El Huequito means the little hole-in-the-wall and has been slinging tacos since 1959. The specialty here is taco al pastor, a dish influences by Mexico City’s Lebanese immigrants."

Cookly

"Go here for the best tacos al pastor. This family-owned hole-in-the-wall has mastered the art of spit-roasting and carving tender, succulent meat. They marinate the signature pork in loads of chili sauce before thinly slicing it and topping it with cilantro and onions. You’ll probably go back for seconds, thirds, fourths, and fifths---both because tacos al pastor are traditionally small and because El Huequito makes such addicting tacos!"

Nicholas Gilman

"One of my favorite places to eat tacos al pastor is El Huequito, a tiny operation in this city’s Centro Histórico, founded in 1959 and among the first places in the city to serve tacos al pastor. At El Huequito the sliced meat is bathed in a moderately picante salsa of chile de árbol, enhanced with chopped onion and cilantro and rolled up in its small tortilla. Several salsas are available for serious chileros — chili lovers. The meat is juicy and succulent, the smoky grilled aroma lingering until ... Read more

Local.MX

"Tacos al pastor are slightly burned, salted with a chile de árbol and a liquid guacamole. They are almost perfect."

Trevor Felch

"The al pastor is outstanding. Each sliver of meat is vibrantly seasoned, spot on moist, and tender."