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Móle

205 Allen St., New York, NY 10002
nr. Houston St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-777-3200 Send to Phone

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Reader Rating:
7.8 out of 10

4 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Mexican

Photo by Melissa Hom for New York Magazine

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Hours

Sun-Thu, 5pm-11pm; Fri-Sat, 6pm-midnight

Nearby Subway Stops

F, V at Lower East Side-Second Ave.; J, M, Z at Essex St.

Prices

$14-$22

Payment Methods

Cash Only

Special Features

Delivery
Dine at the Bar
Take-Out

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

Since 1992, Taco Taco has been sating Yorkville’s appetite for inexpensive Mexican fare, and after fifteen years, owners Nick Cervera and Lupe Elizalde expanded to the Lower East Side with an eccentrically accented outpost called Móle. But the complex Mexican sauce isn’t Móle’s raison d'être: Cervera just likes how it makes an apt melting-pot metaphor for New York City. His redesign of the former Win 49 space features exposed brick, Mexican Talavera tile, and a snug 25 seats, and Elizalde’s menu conforms to the one uptown, which covers familiar taquito-to-torta territory. More-ambitious specials include crepas con huitlacoche, mixiote (parchment-baked lamb shank), and the Yucatán specialty cochinita pibil (chile-marinated shredded pork, wrapped and baked in banana leaves). — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Reader Ratings

7.8

"Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

Fantastic, creative Mexican food in a fun restauarant

ynsaft from 11367 | Posted on 6/30/09

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	9
Service:	9

Décor:	9

Value:	7

After walking by many times finally tried it out late on a Saturday evening and were blow away with the prompt and friendly service, great menu selections and specials and neat dining room with decor and a special vibe. The fish...Read More

my belly was not nearly big enough

pastywhitegirl from 11211 | Posted on 7/8/08

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	9
Service:	8

Décor:	8

Value:	8

i went sunday night with a friend. we had squash blossom mexican-style quesadillas, duck carnitas, and scallop tacos. my friend and i are small but big eaters in the way of the restaurant compadres we are, but i still had...Read More

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