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WINE&DINE
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October14
Super Loco
60 Robertson Quay,
#01-13 The Quayside
6235 8900 | super-loco.com
I’ll be honest: hailing from Southern
California, it’s been hard for me to
fathom paying more than $10 for
“street-style” Mexican; but I’ve found an
exception in the form of Super Loco.
Though the new riverside eatery shares
some menu items with its über-popular
sister restaurant, Lucha Loco, it has
plenty of signature specialties in its own
right. Count on Lucha favourites like red-
snapper-filled
taco de pescado
($11);
elotes
($8) – Mexican grilled corn – and
flautas
($18); and look for newbies like
tostadas de atún
($16) – tuna, chill-
mayo, mint and lime; spicy
enchiladas
con pollo
($22) with paprika cream and
roasted salsa; and
ceviche de pulpo
($20), a generous portion of octopus
with smoked paprika and squid ink.
Save some room for cinnamon-dusted
Super Churros
($12) with chocolate,
orange and mescal sauce, and other
desserts like
helado de maíz dulce
($6), a salted-caramel and sweet-corn
ice cream topped with caramel popcorn.
The bar offers a wide selection
of tequilas and mezcals, as well as
margaritas, wines, beers, sangria and
specialty cocktails. Our favourites were
the
Passionfruit Smashito
($18) –
vodka, passionfruit and vanilla nectar
– and the refreshing
Paloma
($17) –
Don Julio Reposado tequila, Aperol,
grapefruit and lime juice, and soda.
This taquería’s ambience comes from
strings of festive lighting and vibrant
colours – think hot pink and aquamarine –
that captureMexicoCity’s street-style spirit,
and you can’t help but want to wander in
for some
comida y cocteles
. And, the fact
that there’s a take-away counter serving
late-night tacos,
cervezas
and soft-serve
ice cream definitely sweetens the deal.
You can bet I’ll be back for more.
Amy Greenburg
MUST-TRY DISH:
Taquitos de plantano
– sweet, barbecued
plantains, spiced black beans, tomato salsa and crema.
Enchiladas con pollo with
paprika cream and roasted salsa
Ceviche de pulpo –
a delicious blend
of octopus ceviche,
smoked paprika and
squid ink