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Tracking Toronto's newest, independent, registered restaurants

Tracking Toronto's newest, independent, registered restaurants

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Mexican5 months ago

Habanero

A Mexican kitchen operating on Browns Line in the southern Etobicoke stretch where the dining strip runs closer to industrial Alderwood than to any established Taco corridor. · No website yet.

The calling card here is Birria Tacos, braised beef stewed in dried chillies and spices, served with a side of consomé for dipping, a format that separates this kitchen from the Tex-Mex standard. Browns Line draws a working-class Etobicoke crowd with limited access to this style of regional Mexican cooking Habanero fills that gap with a menu that extends to Tres Leches, the milk-soaked sponge cake that signals a kitchen with range past the savory courses. The Birria Tacos, dipped and griddled until the braising liquid crisps the tortilla edge, are the order to start with and the reason to return. · No website yet.

Other newly registered Mexican kitchens nearby

2 monthsDULZURA MEXICAN DESSERTSDowntownNo website — visit early
2 monthsTAQUERIA EL TAPATIOEast TorontoNo website — visit early
3 monthsLA CASA DE LA ABUELAWest TorontoNo website — visit early
3 monthsCHILAKILLERSDowntown

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