Taqueria Super Macho

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Item: Taqueria Super Macho
Rating: 2
Author: eatwai

3.5

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衛生

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6535

中環

$201-400

墨西哥菜沙律

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[ Taqueria Super Macho | 上環 ]

After having enjoyed their Black series blowout menu, I decided to come back for their spring PLATED menu “La Fiesta Del Sol” $248+10%. Unfortunately, everything (from the food to the service) was below par.

Before I get to the food, I want to address their service first. Black Sheep is known for having impeccable service but my whole evening was full of miscommunication, lack of words, and a lot of waiting. Firstly, all the food arrived on my table without explaining what dishes they are. They also arrived very very quickly, I was in the bathroom after ordering and when I got back, the chips and dips were already at my table, getting cold from the strong ventilation above my seat. Moreover, the dishes came before I finished or was even halfway through the previous ones. Also to note, they served me my tacos (main) before my tostadita (appetiser). In addition to this incoordination and lack of customer awareness, this waitress also kept forgetting table numbers and mixing up orders. It was frustrating for me to overhear this waitress asking the other staff which food goes to which table, especially in front of the guests. Also, when I asked this waitress to pack my leftover chips, she came back with a bag and I asked if these were my chips, she then had the audacity to feel through the bag and break off a chip, then saying to me “Are these chips?”. Just wow. To top it all off, I also had to wait 30 minutes (no kidding) for my bill.

I expected much better service from Black Sheep and my experience last time was also not too bad. I have no idea what happened but the quality of Black Sheep restaurants (both food and service) is starting to decline. Is it just me or does anyone feel this way? Of course, not all of their restaurants are like this but I can name a few…

Ps, my friend came for this menu a day prior and also felt the same towards the food and service. She came with her boyfriend and they were very hungry after this menu but did not want to order anything ALC as it was too expensive and they don’t think the restaurant can redeem itself.

Anyways, on to the food. I asked for a vegetarian menu as I had a few of them last time and wanted to try something new.

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Salsas & Guacamole served with warm tortilla chips

I loved their chips last time since they make their own corn tortillas, the chips are still great but definitely a bit harder than last time and not as crisp, perhaps it is not freshly fried. The salsas are the tomatillo avocado salsa and pico de gallo (both also in Black Series, but without the spiciest molcajete salsa). Loved the pico de gallo but felt the tomatoes were a bit mushy. The tomatillo avocado is very spicy and great with the chips.

I also want to mention that the portion of their chips decreased a bit. Very slight but definitely noticeable, especially for someone who is very economical.

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Charcoal-grilled Mexican Street Corn

Instead of the beef taquito, I asked for this to see if anything changed. Fortunately, it remains as tasty as ever and this is probably the best thing I ate all night. I would say that the ALC menu is $108 which is absurd for a cobb of corn. You can’t really taste any cheese flavour, it’s mostly just cream on sweet corn.

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Three-cheese Quesadilla

This was probably the saddest dish all night. Before getting to the quesadilla, I want to discuss the sides. The knife work on the sliced radishes is horrendous. I had 4-5 big chunks of uncut strands of radishes. The radishes were also quite bitter and definitely not of the best quality. Which is ironic as they are showcasing spring produce through this menu. The pickled onions had a similar problem too. Some pieces were not separated properly, leading to a huge circle of onion. The taste is quite nice though, not too acidic but it is weirdly oily.

As for the cheese quesadilla, the three kinds of cheese they use are cheddar, Oaxaca cheese, and monterey jack. But they taste only of cheddar (not even strong cheddar) and mozzarella (aka the tasteless cheese used for texture and taste of cream). It was rather disappointing taste-wise. Texture-wise, it was very one-dimensional. Yes, you can add the vegetables for some crunch but they don’t work well together. The radish is plain and bitter; the pickled onions are oily and sour. I don’t think they use corn tortillas for these (I could be wrong) as they are tasteless and chewy, not like the grainy masa I am familiar with.

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Spring Vegetable Tostadita

This is the dish that came after my tacos as they forgot to serve me it. I was told they use the seasonal spring produce for both Mexico and Hong Kong: chayote (佛手瓜), new potatoes and spring onion.

The ‘new potatoes’ are the same as normal potatoes but harvested earlier, thus they are sweeter and more tender. Here, they coated it in a spicy sauce that goes very well with the potatoes. The chayote is coated in the same sauce but has a juicy texture, this contrast is quite nice with the crispy (mini) tostada underneath. Having said that, the flavours are quite one-dimensional and it’s only spicy and crunchy. Nothing else. Was kind of hoping for a more adventurous dish.

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Spicy Pumpkin Taco

As for the tacos, I chose the two off-menu vegetarian options. The pumpkin is coated in the exact same sauce as the potatoes and chayote in the tostadita, this meant the flavour profiles were identical and textures are extremely similar too. The pumpkin could have been cooked longer as it was still crunchy and not that creamy. Because of the large size of the pumpkin, it was quite hard and messy to eat. Other than that, the flavours are nice with the spice but just very average.

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Avocado Taco

This taco features a perfectly ripe avocado that is creamy and tastes great with the spicy salsas. The avocado went well with the corny tortilla too and kinda enhances the taste of corn, whereas the taste is completely covered in the pumpkin taco.

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💬 Overall, this visit is drastically worse than last time and I don’t think I will return. It also enlightened me about Black Sheep’s true colours and how they do not prioritise quality and service over profits. Maybe it was just a bad day but I’ve heard from others that their other restaurants are also increasing their price but quality is sub-par.

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