This is so cool! Thank you for sharing!

Being married to a Mexican who came to the US as an adult and also having lived in Mexico myself and now running a restaurant ourselves, we have completely given up and have settled for mediocre. Disappointment after disappointment when looking for tacos. I would give my left arm for tacos de arrachera or at the very least carne asada and al pastor.

A couple of things I WILL seek out are:

-- empanadas from Tortilleria Mexicana on Plainfield

--mole poblano from Mexico Garibaldi or Viva Mexico

-- torta de milanesa de pollo from Capitol Hill Taqueria

--breakfast at La Hacienda on Plainfield or Mi Ranchito on Westminster (though they are both actually Guatemalan)

We just make do until the next trip to Mexico.

For mole poblano, Mexico Garibaldi on Atwells or Viva Mexico downtown. They are owned by the same family. I asked at Viva Mexico once and they told me that I could buy a quart from Mexico.

They're Guatemalan.

If you like pinto beans, try California Taco Shop. When I don't have the energy to make chips, I buy a bag of chips and an order of beans for nachos. And then the rest of the beans with eggs the next day.

If your preference is black beans, then homemade is best. I have to make my own frijol colado.

You’ve got to go to the hood Try central falls The best food is aways in the hood

It's not Mexican, but Two Angels is one of my favorite taquerias of all time. The food is consistently amazing. Highly recommend if you wind up in Cranston

Ahh I see. I didn't know that.

Sure, but that logic could be used against every law that has ever existed or will ever exist.

NYC has a lot of rent controlled apartments.

I made this list for a friend visiting in 2021 that has a ton of recs per neighborhood! https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1Y98o2mObM3CYE_ypcsEzezN3wQFtqJs

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Hungry Ghost Press!!!

Or ban rent seeking, ownership of a non primary residence (second/vacation homes), and corporate ownership of residences🤷‍♂️

Ya know, actually change things?

For as much as I rag on Boston, their policy is at 4 unrelated people per unit and is never enforced.

Homeless people are not the only ones demanding housing. So are all the people who would like to live in Providence but can’t afford to, the people living in Providence with parents and roommates who would like to but can’t afford to move out, and families who would like to move into a bigger place, but can’t afford to upsize

The rental vacancy rate in RI overall in 2021 was 2.8%. That’s likely lower in Providence itself. A healthy rate is usually ~5%, below which rents tend to rise. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/RIRVAC

All of the classes above benefit from cheaper, more available housing. The way to make housing cheaper is to build more of it

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I mean I’ve seen all sorts of people eating there and working there but alright.

We all know housing becomes more affordable when the same amount of people take up more households. Look, if it’s a public safety thing thats an argument, just don’t talk out of both sides of your mouth.

Have you ever been to Mexico?

Funny enough, my partner and I are in a really similar spot (moving from the West Side / Federal Hill to the East side after 5 years because we found a really affordable spot). So, here to say if you need other folks looking to build a lively community... hmu!!!

No more than 3 college students living under one roof...

So those triple-deckers would only have 3 people in them?

Nom nom nom

What are people’s thoughts on Tortilla Flats? It’s been my go-to for Mexican for years. Dolores is better? Chime in, I’d like to know more.

Solid food but more of a white boy owned Instagram taco shop rather than an authentic hole in the wall Mexican restaurant.