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Itzocan Cafe
438 E. 9th St., New York, NY, 10009
nr. Ave. A
212-677-5856
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AMAZING PLACE
castillojuan from 10460 | Posted on 10/21/09
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excellent!!! this little hole surprised me. I was in the East Village last week visiting a friend who I have not seen for a while, and he invited me to this little place for dinner. Since we first came in, it smelled so good in there. I am from Mexico, so I was expecting enchiladas, tacos, and things like that, but the menu is totally different, it's more like homemade food. However we asked for recomendations, and the waitress helped us to get the more delightfull entrees, and appetizers. We started out with a poblano pepper filled with crab meat, and a huitlacoche souffle. for entrees we got the chicken legs marinated in 3 chiles, and the pumpkin seed crusted salmon. I enjoyed every bite of everything that we odered. my experience at ITZOCAN CAFE was just spectacular.
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It's the best food i ever tasted
Luireaper66 from 10454 | Posted on 8/29/09
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It's the best food ever its a small place but well decorated it a beutiful place not to big it seats aproximitlly 14 people so get there early about 6:00 pm it fills up like in 5 minutes. the guacamole is so fresh made right when you order. the shrimp the pork and the steak. not to mension the sangria, amazing just WOW!!!!! i dont get tired of coming back to this place i highly recomend this place i love the quezadillas well i lovee everything its just so delicious i say get up and go eat at Itzocan Cafe.
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Confused by these Rave Reviews
Kerita from 10009 | Posted on 8/10/09
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I was craving a quesadilla so I figured this would be the perfect nicely decorated hole-in-the-wall. We started off with the Nachos. There was literally an ounce of cheese and about two ice cream scoops worth of sour cream. So, if you really like sour cream, these are the nachos for you. We then tried the mushroom quesadilla (for a whopping $9 for literally one tiny taco folded over). Again, they were cheapo's on the cheese and I couldn't taste anything else besides the mushroom. I won't be back.
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NOT BYOB!
mindynaylor from 10014 | Posted on 5/3/09
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This place is NOT BYOB!!!! The food was great and the sangria was excellent however, if you are looking for BYOB, this is not the place for you.
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Amazing Food, Full stomach
MarshallT11 from 10009 | Posted on 2/24/09
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I was walking around the area with me and a couple of friends. I traveled from California to have a great New York experience and I tell you this Itzocan Cafe would be considered an amazing experience by far. A couple of friends and I were just roaming around when we stumbled upon this small tiny restaurant and we were hungry and since California is known to always have mexican food I wanted to try Mexican food here in N.Y. This place has some of the most unique and amazing food, such as the Snapper "A La Veracruz" which was a special. They always have daily specials in which im excited about for example a special dessert would be 3 Leches Cake which topped it off and was spectacular. I would HIGHLY recommend this place if you are in the New York area, I for sure would be back when I travel back to N.Y.
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Not BYOB, But still great!
bignymagfan from 10021 | Posted on 1/30/09
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The description here is a bit misleading. Itzocan Cafe is not BYO. My boyfriend and I tried to bring a bottle of wine and were scolded when we asked them to open it. Other than that point however, it was a great meal. Very authentic flavors-- the mole sauce is excellent. Generous portions as well for the price. Tiny, tiny space so if you do not want to get to know your neighbors probably not the place for you. Great place to go before heading to the movies for a relaxed evening. We went at about 7 on weekend night and were lucky to get a table right away, there was a wait at the door when we left at 8.
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tasty food, but NOT BYOB
lovemuffin from 10013 | Posted on 1/1/09
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The food was pretty good, but it was not so amazing that I would be compelled to go back to the restaurant. I recommend the asparagus, mango, and mozzarella appetizer, but the flank steak entree was somewhat mediocre in my opinion. I was annoyed when the waitress would not let us drink the bottles of wine we brought and did not appreciate how rudely she answered our questions about the byob/corkage fee policy. There are numerous better options in the East Village, but perhaps we just ordered all the wrong dishes.
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Interesting and Delicious Mexican
salad1167 from 10011 | Posted on 10/25/08
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The set-up is very small. It's perfect for a date, or dinner with one friend. People will wait up to 40 minutes for a party of 4 or 5 to arrange for a seating, while a party of two can probably sit down immediately. The food is not typical Mexican restaurant fare. If you're in the mood for quesadillas or nachos, try some place else. Instead, my date and I started with crispy ravioli on a bed of mixed greens, I ate really great duck confit enchiladas, and my date has skirt steak served with dumplings and a corn-poblano sauce. We brought out own bottle of wine (it is BYOB, but they also serve beer and Wine), and they charged us $10 for a corkage fee. With tip, the whole meal for two came close to $70, but I look forward to returning and trying something new. The staff i s very friendly as well..
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Best food you could ever taste!
TSmith from 10009 | Posted on 10/24/08
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Best food you could ever taste, I tried the New special "Duck Leg confit Enchiladas". with great mole sauce,and mexican rice For only 18$ great price for a great Food. I also tried "Huitlacoche Mushrooms Raviolis,with Pumpkin safrron sauce was so great also.And the service cant complain. I was waiting for my table for 15 minutes but it was worth the time..amazing food of Itzocan Cafe. I really RECOMMEND "Pan Roasted Striped Bass""!!!
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Amazing
TSmith from 10009 | Posted on 9/11/08
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great place to go and grab some very interesting yet delicious dishes...i really enjoy the creativity of the menu items and the bursting flavors...the menu is usually stable and that means they cook what they are good at...i have tried nearly everything on the menu and it is all good!!! if you're looking for something fun to try go to itzocan...i would say it isn't in the best of locations, but i have never experienced a problem...some might say it is a little pricey, but for the quality, taste and presentation it is right on...it is a very small place and thus it can be a rather intimate setting...never too loud so you can enjoy the people you're dining with...nothing special about the decor, but i am going there for the food...one of the city's best restaurants in my opinion!!!
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