La Verónica, super sales of Tacos Don Manolito.
Mexico continues to be discovered before our palate. The last to arrive in Madrid is Tacos Don Manolito, one of the most popular chains in the Aztec country. With 15 years of experience and more than 30 stores there, they wanted to make the international leap and have chosen this city to do so. They arrive with all their recipes: secret sauces, premium tacos, different dishes... “A 100% Mexican experience”, they assure.
“I think Tacos Don Manolito It maintains its essence, I would say 95%. The ingredients are always of the highest quality and are the same that we use in Mexico for 15 years respecting our style of tacos and our secret Sauce, key to our success in Mexico," explains Alejandro Palacio, international director of Tacos Don Manolito.
Melted cheese from Oaxaca plus the combination you want: a cheese dream.
The remaining 5% is adapted to the Spanish public. “As hoteliers we know perfectly well that when entering a new country you have to adapt to what people are used to. In our case, we have taken into account to incorporate non-spicy sauce for the Spanish public, as typical dishes that are very popular in the country, such as chicken tinga”.
There are other well-known tacos here, like the shepherd, which in Don Manolito is a special marinade, only accompanied by onion and cilantro. And yet the rest of the letter will be quite surprising to someone who has only known the Mexican Kitchen in Spain: meat in very different forms is the protagonist. Sausage, jerky (which is not the Spanish cecina, but a very fine and salty meat), the pork rind (the closest thing to our torreznos), the chorizo…
Don Manolito's star taco is, in fact, the Campechano, a mixture of those meats. “The combination of cecina, longaniza and chicharrón is something out of the ordinary here in Spain,” says Palacio.
Tacoholics, watch out.
“Tacos Don Manolito brings a tradition of more than 70 years. We bring a style of tacos never seen before in Spain and a gastronomic experience that is 100% Mexican and different for the Spanish public”, continues Palacio. “During these open weeks we have realized that our new customers mention a lot that they had never tried something similar, which makes us proud because that was one of the main objectives. And what is Tacos Don Manolito looking for? Teach, instill and transport our client to Mexico”.
Another of the things that they teach us is that what we believed to be quesadillas in Mexico are called synchronized and there is one with a wheat tortilla and oaxaca cheese or with pita bread, called Arab Novillada. Dishes to share, such as bowls of refried beans, charros or melted cheese.
The Maja well dressed cheese.
WITH PRIZE
The Maja Y Veronica They are the two dishes with their own names on the Don Manolito menu. The first is a cheese crust stuffed with the combination of meats or vegetarian you want and a wheat tortilla. Incredible. Awarded. The second is the starter that will replace the classic guacamole with tortilla chips: a cheese crackling accompanied by the chain's secret sauces.
Open in the quietest area of ponzano street, It is a small place with high tables and a bar and a small terrace. In addition to tacos and dishes to share, the cocktail bar is a strong point of the place: They use Mexican flowers and fruits such as jamaica and tamarind. “Everything made with tequila and mezcal, beverages from agave. Giving it added value and complementing it with maguey worm salt,” says Palacio.
Taquitos also to go.
Address: Ponzano Street, 91 See map
Telephone: 91 251 69 72
Schedule: From Tuesday to Sunday from 13 to 16 and from 20 to 00H.
Half price: €15