Yeah the title isn’t all that inspiring. But that’s because the food isn’t either. It’s good, but not inspiringly so. But for Korea, it’s good. This is my grief with Korea, there is no good Mexican food to be found on this bloody peninsula. Of course I am spoiled, coming from San Diego where I ate Mexican food regularly and on occasion would drive 40 minutes over the Mexican border for some street tacos. ($20 of gas for $5 of street tacos seemed like a good idea at the time.)
But Mexican food in Korea just can’t hit the spot for me. But with that said, there are a handful of decent options, and Gusto Taco is one of them. Gusto Taco started as a tiny location in a remote part of Hongdae and recently moved to this brand new location right next to exit 1 of Sanso Station (상수역).
The new interior is quite sexy. The design is nice and modern with brick and most importantly it’s airy and open. One wall is removed, windows line the other wall, and part of the roof is removed. Even the kitchen is exposed.
The food is quite good. Standard style stuff you’ll find in Korea. Nothing really to scream praises about but nothing to complain about either. The meat was tender, it was spiced well, and all the ingredients seemed fresh enough. But my main complaint with it is the size. I went with three friends, and after we finished our meals we were all hungry. So we went back and ordered more, and then we ordered more. And my three friends were all petite Korean girls. In all we spent about 20,000w each… quite unacceptable in my opinion for Mexican “street food”.
Another complaint… their only hot sauce for offer was one bottle of spiced vinegar that gets passed from table to table. They really need to offer some real salsa.
Chipotle Pork Tacos 5,700w
Chipotle Pork Burrito 9,500w
Fish Tacos 7,500
Thanks for waiting Toby. Toby always has company when he’s waiting for me outside restaurants.
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Hongdae 홍대점 Location
서울시 마포구 서교동 342-16
342Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul Korea
02-3142-8226
Sangsu 상수점 Location
서울시 마포구 상수동 146-6
146-6 Sangsu-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea
02-338-8226
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