Taqueria Corona
Uptown
5932 Magazine St. - map
New Orleans, LA 70115
504.897.3974
Hours
Sunday-Thursday 11:30 AM-2 PM, 5 PM-9:30 PM
Friday-Saturday 5 PM-10 PM
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Features
vegetarian dishes
takeout
Accepts
cash
American Express
Visa
MasterCard/Eurocard
Dress
casual
Alcohol
full bar
Parking
street parking
public transit accessible
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Description
Authentic Mexican and Tex-Mex are served in this intimate Uptown restaurant and bar, located near Audubon Park within reasonable walking distance of Tulane, Loyola, and the uptown end of the Magazine Street shopping district. Don't expect any gimmicks, fusion cooking, or fried ice cream; the focus here is on simple dishes, including tacos, carne asada, burritos, and flautas, moderately seasoned, done well in an authentic style.
Decor is classy in a modest way; dark, rough-finished woodwork, a high cieling, and subdued lighting, with a few posters for Mexican films adorning the walls. The pace is calm and noise-levels are conversation-friendly.
Taqueria Corona features a full-service bar, and also offers sangria by the pitcher and a good selection of Mexican beers.
Taqueria Corona is consistently chosen by the Gambit as the city's best Mexican restaurant.
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Marinated pork, beef, chicken and shrimp are always... - Digital City - suggest change
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The name is not vain if they deserve it.
Taqueria Corona served up the best Mexican food I had ever eaten, in any city. I've never been to Mexico, but that's still saying something. Everything was perfectly seasoned, with minimal grease and ideal texture. Vegetables were fresh, cheese was of high quality, beans were cooked to perfection, meat was well-marinaded, and no one spice, such as cumin or chile, overpowered as sometimes tends to happen.
The chorizo was the most balanced and best textured I have ever had, in fact, that taco was the best to have ever passed my lips; it's a must-try.
Service, however, was inattentive (at least as compared to what I'm used to in New Orleans), and this was at a time when the restaurant was not busy. Combined with the presence of a loud and obnoxious party of college students two tables over, it detracted from what would have been a great experience. Perhaps things are better closer to peak hour. [13 Mar 2003 01:54:04]
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Recommended Dishes: Tacos, especially chorizo.
Ben Kalafut, Tulane Student bkalafu at tulane dot edu
The Best
This place is the best.The food's always fresh and the service isn't bad. [23 Jul 2007 12:23:22]
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Recommended Dishes: Numero Uno y Medio
Fashioinista
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