Mexico

Tokyo is the “World’s Greatest Food City,” and at last count home to over 200 Michelin-starred restaurants. More than ramen, udon, and tonkatsu places, you can find pretty much whatever a human can consume if you search hard enough in the Metropolis. But just because you can find it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s going to be mind-blowing. Take my addiction to burritos, tacos, salsa, and guacamole, for instance. I can’t seem to get enough Mexican food in my life; you can thank my Southern California upbringing for that. It’s an ethnic cuisine that seems simple enough to make, but difficult to get just right for many, but lately, there are a few shops scattered around Kanto that have made themselves worthy of my (not very authoritative) praise. These aren’t chains like Taco Bell, Frijoles, and Guzman Y Gomez(although I am grateful for them too!); These are places that are one-offs where you’ll feel like Instagramming and Facebooking that enchilada when it comes to the table. Cactus Burrito | Kawasaki, Musashi-Shinjo In 2015, I wound up living in this blue-collar neighborhood just between Musashi-Kosugi and Mizonoguchi on the JR Nambu Line. There’s nothing particularly spectacular about the area other than cheap…