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    Birria Pa La Cruda

    4.7 (19 reviews)

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    Juan D.

    All you need to do is take a look at the cilantro and onions , because anyone that puts that much effort into the small thing takes care of every detail. A milita dipped in that consomé will bring you back to life from the hangover from the night before. Don't be shy and try the other specials. The fish tostada, the papas, some times a veggie option every thing is delicious and done to the highest of standards.

    Will W.

    It's a pop-up birria taco joint, that is only open on Sundays. With the exception of the birria itself and the consomme, every other item on menu like the tacos, quesadillas, mulitas , queso tacos are all made to order. So if you can eat it fresh and eat it there, they provide a little table in front of the stall for their guests to chow down. The food itself is decent, I find that their consomme is quite heavy and oily, it could use a little skimming off the top, so it's less greasy. It's a thick powerful consomme tho, if you buy the consomme, they give you a like a big 16 oz cupful to take home, We actually took ours home and then used it as a base for some beef noodles (a latin twist to an Chinese classic, haha). They give you two kinds of salsas and some pickled onions to go with their tacos. One is green, I guess thats the cilantro one and then there is a brown one that is i'm not sure a mole one? I kind of wish they provided one that was more spicy, with more heat to cut through the fattiness. This place is decent, the tacos dont travel that well you gotta eat them hot! THe birria and consomme travel well tho so if you take anythign to go take just the birria and consomme, eat the freshly made stuff there. If i come back, i'd try their aguas frescas.

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    Tri N.

    In a city where the birria trend has produced numerous taquerias, Carlos Juarez has been able to easily distinguish Birria Pa La Cruda among the competition. The use of local and high quality ingredients such as potatoes from Weiser Family Farms make everything coming off his truck absolutely delicious. Flavors are intense. The spice knocks you off your feet. He doesn't hold back at all. The ubiquitous Beef Birria is unsurprisingly flavorful from being immersed in the mouth watering, savory, Consomme. His Queso Taco has excessive cheese spilling out, which creates more of the fried crispy goodness. The salsas provided are probably some of the best in town. And finally, perhaps the best of all, are his Papas Macha. These are pee wee potatoes topped with an out of this world salsa macha, which is a spicy salsa based with nuts. Think chili crunch, but with a Mexican twist. You know a place is good when every single thing coming out of the kitchen is memorable. The amazing quality and attention to details, make Birria Pa La Cruda deserving of all the glowing reviews. Hats off to Chef Carlos!

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    Innas I.

    Super good birria food truck. What separates this place from other burris places is that they use very good quality beef. The consome with birria has a very generous portion of birria. They take credit card. Street parking available nearby. Pretty safe to order here since there's not that many other food place and open area to social distance

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    Gerry B.

    Tasty beauties like Volcanos, vampiros and their tacos are amazing. The volcano is amazing and enjoyed the shiitake mulita style. Support this tasty cornucopia of birria joy.

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    Yo the birria's are fire! Big fans. My whole team loved it. Burritos the size of your head

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    David is a true G and one of the best ways to grub on Sunday mornings! Can't wait until they move up to the next level!!!

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    There mulitas are crazy good and get some consomé to dip it in ( imagine a Mexican French dipping sauce.

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