San Diego City Beat, May 22, 2014
Is the highest and best role of street food to be enjoyed on the street or as the inspiration for higher-end cuisine? Puesto (789 W. Harbor Drive, Downtown) tries to split the difference.
Much of what we think of as "Mexican food"—and envision Mexicans eating for their main meal of the day in their homes—is really street food, or antojitos ("little cravings"). These dishes are more mid-commute snacks eaten at street-side stands. Tacos, tamales, tostadas, tortas, quesadillas, gorditas, ceviches and salpicons form the core of one of the world's most developed street-food scenes.
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