There aren't too many places you can find a filling meal in NYC for $5 anymore. I would not expect it in my neighborhood of Forest Hills either, but now I have that option with Tacos Al Gusto NYC.
This Mexican cart in front of Starbucks is serving some very good food, including 5 Taquitos Al Pastor for $5. I'm not sure how they can charge so little while other taco stands are charging $4-5 for one single taco. Yeah, it may be bigger, but nowhere near the quantity of food you get from five taquitos combined. That is a great deal.
As for taste, I certainly had better tacos al pastor, but this one is not bad at all. Word of advice, definitely ask for extra onions and cilantro, as well as hot sauce. For $5, these taquitos are some of the best cheap eats I have had in recent memory. read more