Mi Cocina- Fire and Ice

I had a dinner date at the swanky Mi Cocina on Hulen at I-30 in Fort Worth. It's located in a shopping center and faces the highway access road. 

We started our evening off with Mambo Taxis. A Mambo Taxi is Sauza Silver tequila, lime juice, housemade Sangria with Pinot Noir, Brandy, and fruit juices. It was really delicious...not too strong but had enough booze to feel it.

My date ordered the Tacos de Brisket, three corn tortillas filled with shredded brisket, oven roasted overnight, and Jack cheese, arroz and sliced avocado ensalada. She thoroughly enjoyed her meal. The brisket was ultra moist and dripped onto her plate as she bit into her taco.

I ordered the Tacos Mi Tierra, “street style” tacos served on three soft corn tortillas topped with grilled fajita beef, Serranos and onions served with guacamole y pico de gallo. I was warned by the waitress that they would be spicy. I nodded in acknowledgement, not yet knowing what I had just agreed to.

The first issue I encountered had to do with the layout of this plate. The meat was just dumped on top of three overlapping tortillas in a haphazard manner. It made a mess and spread a lot of grease all over the tortillas. My fingers and hands were filthy with grease and juices. 

The second issue I encountered had to do with the level of heat...spicy heat.  I have to admit that the fajita meat was fantastic. It had a succulent grilled flavor and was moist and tender. However, there were so many chopped Serano peppers on it, my mouth was set aflame. Each bite was painfully hot and it took away from my enjoyment of the other flavors. It was just too much. I love the Serano flavor but, the amount should be a quarter what they currently put on their tacos.

Issue number three...brain freeze. The tacos were so spicy hot, each blazing bite was followed by a huge sip of Mambo Taxi leading to the inevitable brain freeze. It was a back and forth see saw of snot dripping spicy heat and brain freezing cold liquor. 

I would absolutely recommend these tacos but would suggest asking them to lay off the overload of Serranos. Don't forget to stop by the World Market after your meal.