Hecho En Dumbo: The Bowery's Best Mexican? Recipe

By: Anne M. Raso

I fell instantly in love with the understated Hecho En Dumbo in the East Village. It is just one long room with exposed brick walls and pipes and pretty much no art on the walls--you would think it was a hipster hang if you just looked at the bar crowd but the dinner crowd is a true mix of folks from the uptown business crowd to local tattoo artists. The food is served in a straightforward manner, with farm to table ingredients, fast service and respectable size portions.

I tried a little of everything, although I was not adventurous enough to try the bone marrow tacos (Tacos de Tuetano, $14) or the roasted veal sweetbreads tostados (Tostados De Molleja, $13). Rest assured, if you love experimental tacos,…