New York Street Food

I was in Chelsea recently and decided to stop by Brothers L&C Express on 18th St just west of 6th Ave.

Brothers L&C Express is an old school street vendor, and they have regular street food such as burgers, cheesesteaks, gyros and the like.  But the chefs are Mexican, and the best food I’ve had there were tacos, bistec guisado (beef stew) and empanadas.

When I walked up to the truck, the Daily Special menu said pernil con abichuelas, arroz y ensalata (roast pork with rice & beans and a salad).  That sounded good, and it was only $5.

The roast pork was shredded, with a few crispy, well-done pieces of skin tossed into the mix.  The pork had a nice roasted flavor, and the salsa verde was a nice addition on the pernil.

You could tell the beans had been slow cooked for hours in sofrito, but they were still firm.  The beans were tasty, with tomatoes, garlic and peppers all adding flavor.

The rice was a basic yellow rice, but it was cooked right and went well with the pork and beans.

Maybe I should have mixed the pork and rice and beans together.  That would have been crazy.

The pernil lunch special from Brothers L&C Express was good.  We recommend going with their Daily Special, which is basically Mexican home cooking such as roast pork and beef stew.  The food here is authentic, fresh and inexpensive, just as street food should be.

The Brothers L&C Truck doesn’t tweet or have a website, but they are on 18th St just west of 6th Ave.

I was in Chelsea just before lunch, and decided to stop by Brothers Express on 18th St just west of 6th Ave on the way back to the office.

Brothers Express is an old school street vendor, and they have regular street food such as burgers, cheesesteaks, gyros and the like.  But the chefs are Mexican, and the best food I’ve had there were tacos, bistec guisado (beef stew) and empanadas.

When I walked up to the truck, the Daily Special menu said pernil con abichuelas, arroz y ensalata (roast pork with rice & beans and a salad).  That sounded good for Today’s Lunch – and it was only $4.99.

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I’ve been meaning to try the Brothers Express truck again on the SW corner of 6th Ave and 18th St.  The first time I tried Brothers Express, their tacos were an enjoyable lunch and a good value. Today seemed like a good day to try them again.

Approaching the truck, the sign said their Daily Specials were bisteck guisado (beef stew), empanadas and tacos.  Today’s Lunch is bisteck guisado ($5), but when they were putting it together, I noticed a rack of empanadas on one side of the truck, and asked if they were homemade. They said yes, so I asked them to add a cheese empanada to the order ($1).

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Although we are proud of the comprehensiveness of the New York Street Food directory and map, we are a small operation and can’t be everywhere or know everything that goes on in this great, ever-changing city.  Sometimes we have to rely on other sources.  Last week’s article in New York Magazine featuring their 25 favorite food trucks had a few food trucks we were not aware of and wanted to try.

Since we love tacos, The Brothers Express on the SW corner of 18th St & 6th Ave was one we particularly wanted to try.  Today’s Lunch is an assortment of tacos from The Brothers Express truck, which cost $2 each.

beef, chicken & pork tacos

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