We prioritized the cafe that translates to “three small chiles,” with Day-of-the-Dead figures in the windows, because we’d heard their tamales sell out late morning. The dining room is outfitted with sturdy wooden furniture, leading to an order counter opposite a gleaming taco station. Owners Haydee Gomez and Jose Luis Martinez hail from Oaxaca and opened Los Tres Chilitos, which started out as a food truck, 12 years ago. Research had suggested that Oaxacan food - rare in New York City outside of fancy restaurants - would be available, but we ended up finding some amazing dishes from several parts of Mexico.
Though great Mexican food has been available in the Jersey City Heights for at least 15 years I never paid much attention, partly because of the relative isolation of the neighborhood - getting there can involve the subway, a PATH ride, and a bus trip - and also because we have so many great Mexican restaurants in places like Corona, East Harlem, and Sunset Park.īut this past Sunday I ventured to the Heights where my editor lives and decided to check out as many Mexican restaurants as possible, sweeping up and down Central Avenue in a three-hour blitz and eating in four places, plus one on parallel Palisade Avenue.
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