The place: In the New Castle Farmer’s Market. If you find yourself in New Castle on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday, and you fancy yourself a taco, then why not check out Los Jarritos? There’s no reason why not!
Well, I suppose one reason would be that you dislike visiting the New Castle Farmer’s Market. That’s understandable. It’s filthy. Still, if you can stand the crowd and the grime and make it over to Los Jarritos, you’re in for some nice, fresh, tasty eats.
Los Jarritos is nestled in the backish part of the market, across from a stand that specializes in leather belts. Its bright red and green trimmings will pull your eye and focus your gaze, alerting other shoppers that you have a goal, get out of your way, it’s time to eat some tacos.
Dining in is advisable only if you enjoy feeling like you’re putting someone out, or if enjoy you some serious tortilla chips. A stand at the corner of the restaurant sells elotes, a sort of Mexican corn on the cob, from my understanding, which appears to be covered in mayonnaise and, like, chili powder or something. I haven’t tried it yet, but it seems pretty popular. They also sell giant bags of fresh fruit and crispy wheel-shaped objects covered in said chili powder substance. I know nothing about these items. I’m sorry. I’m sorry!
The restaurant is generally pretty packed, so be prepared for carryout orders to take between 10 and 20 minutes. Now, if you have managed to get yourself into the Newark Farmer’s Market for some Los Jarritos, and you’ve managed to get your order put in, you may as well make the best of your situation. I would recommend heading across the way to the Palateria Tocumbo around the corner for a fresh-made ice cream bar, or next door to the Latin grocery to pick up a bottle of Ting, a Jamaican grapefruit soda. Gin & Ting makes a great pairing with what you’re about to eat. If you want, you can call it “Gin & Tingic.” I don’t. But you can if you want.
In the bag: Styrofoam takeout box, foil-wrapped tacos, two lime slices, red & green salsas, several large napkins. No radishes.
Ah, tacos de pollo. It’s no secret that my lame American taste buds prefer shredded chicken over any other taco filling nine times out of ten. And when I order shredded chicken tacos, I expect them to be oozingly juicy, tender, and full of that old pollo goodness. Los Jarritos does it just right. Covered in their red salsa, which has a thin, mild tomato base and big pieces of chopped onion, these little babies will drip all over your fingers and hands and chin, and you will like it.
I have, of course, sampled a few other meats from their list, which is of a modest length and offers nothing too exotic for most lame American tastes. Their chorizo isn’t terribly greasy, but is a little on the salty side. Their al pastor is cooked with onions and has an almost fajita-like grilled flavor to it. It’s pretty different from the al pastor you get from other places, but I recommend it for sure. They will also pack green salsa for no extra charge, but you have to ask for it specifically. Like their red salsa, the green is thin, and it has a slow-burning, medium heat with a tomatillo-heavy sourness. It’s solid.
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Well, I suppose one reason would be that you dislike visiting the New Castle Farmer’s Market. That’s understandable. It’s filthy. Still, if you can stand the crowd and the grime and make it over to Los Jarritos, you’re in for some nice, fresh, tasty eats.
Los Jarritos is nestled in the backish part of the market, across from a stand that specializes in leather belts. Its bright red and green trimmings will pull your eye and focus your gaze, alerting other shoppers that you have a goal, get out of your way, it’s time to eat some tacos.
Dining in is advisable only if you enjoy feeling like you’re putting someone out, or if enjoy you some serious tortilla chips. A stand at the corner of the restaurant sells elotes, a sort of Mexican corn on the cob, from my understanding, which appears to be covered in mayonnaise and, like, chili powder or something. I haven’t tried it yet, but it seems pretty popular. They also sell giant bags of fresh fruit and crispy wheel-shaped objects covered in said chili powder substance. I know nothing about these items. I’m sorry. I’m sorry!
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| Tacos paired with a nice gin & ting. |
The restaurant is generally pretty packed, so be prepared for carryout orders to take between 10 and 20 minutes. Now, if you have managed to get yourself into the Newark Farmer’s Market for some Los Jarritos, and you’ve managed to get your order put in, you may as well make the best of your situation. I would recommend heading across the way to the Palateria Tocumbo around the corner for a fresh-made ice cream bar, or next door to the Latin grocery to pick up a bottle of Ting, a Jamaican grapefruit soda. Gin & Ting makes a great pairing with what you’re about to eat. If you want, you can call it “Gin & Tingic.” I don’t. But you can if you want.
In the bag: Styrofoam takeout box, foil-wrapped tacos, two lime slices, red & green salsas, several large napkins. No radishes.
Ah, tacos de pollo. It’s no secret that my lame American taste buds prefer shredded chicken over any other taco filling nine times out of ten. And when I order shredded chicken tacos, I expect them to be oozingly juicy, tender, and full of that old pollo goodness. Los Jarritos does it just right. Covered in their red salsa, which has a thin, mild tomato base and big pieces of chopped onion, these little babies will drip all over your fingers and hands and chin, and you will like it.
I have, of course, sampled a few other meats from their list, which is of a modest length and offers nothing too exotic for most lame American tastes. Their chorizo isn’t terribly greasy, but is a little on the salty side. Their al pastor is cooked with onions and has an almost fajita-like grilled flavor to it. It’s pretty different from the al pastor you get from other places, but I recommend it for sure. They will also pack green salsa for no extra charge, but you have to ask for it specifically. Like their red salsa, the green is thin, and it has a slow-burning, medium heat with a tomatillo-heavy sourness. It’s solid.
Los Jarritos is probably one of the closest taquerias to my home base, and the biggest bummer about it is that, like the Farmer’s Market which contains it, the restaurant is only open three days a week. As an easily confused person, I frequently misjudge what day it is and often end up thoroughly disappointed when I can’t stop for Los Jarritos on my way home.
New Castle Farmer’s Market
110 DuPont Hwy (Rt 13), New Castle, DE
Fri, Sat: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Sun. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
