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City Surf Fix: ¡VAMOS! (Fish Tacos)

You’re a surfer. You know you love Mexican food (we all do). In a city that boasts thousands of restaurants – many of them Mexican – fish tacos are not as ubiquitous as you’d think.

Tacos de Pescado Frito (Baja)

¡VAMOS! (1^st Avenue between 20^th and 21^st Streets) has a massive array of both tacos and tequilas. The Tacos de Pescado Frito Baja Style are over-stuffed with beer-battered, fried fish and chipotle mayo. They are delicious. The menu warns of some heat, but they’re really not that spicy, so drip a little bit of that unnaturally green hot sauce on ’em for an extra kick. Two tacos will run you about $8.

City Surf Fix: The Sunburnt Cow

You know that saying, “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em?” Well, since the Aussies have commandeered the ASP World Tour, I figure maybe it’s time we joined them- at least for brunch. This is where The Sunburnt Cow comes in.

The Sunburnt Cow is a little Australian establishment in Alphabet City, which boasts some of the best specials in town: Choose any two hours, pay $20, drink as much as you can. I swear. For a breakfast person like myself, the Cow’s main appeal can be summed up in two words: Endless. Brunch. Yes, that’s right. Endless brunch, I say.

On weekends from 11-5, $18 will get you Buttermilk Banana Pikelets (pretty much little pancakes) or Bush Benedict, PLUS (this is the best part) all-you-can-drink “Moomosas,” “Moo Marys,” Foster’s, etc. In other words, sustenance and warmth- perhaps after an ice-cold Rockaway session and a long train ride home.

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City Surf Fix: ¡VAMOS! (Fish Tacos)

City Surf Fix: The Sunburnt Cow