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Today is the day: El Pelon opens
Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff
El Pelon's famous pescado taco: cornmeal-crusted cod with chili mayo, limed onions, pickled cabbage, and cucumbers.
Destroyed by a fire in January 2009, the beloved Fenway taqueria returns tonight. El Pelon is at 2197 Comm. Ave. in Brighton. (They're still working on reopening the Fenway branch.) According to its Twitter feed, it was set to open at 5 p.m. This means that you could be eating there right now. What are you still doing at your computer?
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The El Guapo burrito, under construction.
On the menu, you'll find all your old favorites. There are snacks like chips and salsa and tostadas. There are quesadillas and enchiladas. There are chicken, carnitas, and carne asada tortas, Mexican sandwiches that include such toppings as refried beans, limed onions, salsa, and spicy mayo. There are burritos, including the El Guapo -- steak, rice, black beans, plantains, cheese, salsa, lettuce, and crema. And, yes, there are tacos: roasted poblano with beans and cheese, carnitas, carne asada, chicken, grilled steak with cheese and guac ... and oh yeah, did I mention fish? El Pelon's pescado taco has a cult-like following, and those cultists are back in business.
And yes, I did list all the menu items to make you hungry. It worked, didn't it?
Are you going to El Pelon tonight? If you do, take photos and send them in to dfirst [at] globe [dot] com. We'll post a few here.
Good for them! They're going to make a killing in that spot. Much better and cheaper than the BC dining hall.
OMG my life is complete...seriously.
When will the Fenway location open again? Life has not been the same since that wonderful place sadly went up in flames?
GOALLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!
After living in the fenway neighborhood, I got a burrito club card for El Pelon - the type you get hole punched for each burrito you buy, with the 11th free. I went through three cards (disgusting, I know, but it speaks to the quality of the place). I had ten hole punches on my fourth card and was waiting on my freebie when, to my HORROR, it burned down. I held on to that card for the past 14+ months.
They're going to make a ton of money there. I wished they would open an Anna's there 10 years ago.
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ITS ON! Long Awaited
I really hope the Fenway one reopens. I don't want to go all the way out to the burbs for my fish taco.
so excited...heading there today...half the distance as between my house & Fenway location.
Not opening until Saturday 3/20 5 pm - I'll try again for dinner
The best Mexican in the State!!!
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