The Guadalajara Reporter

Street grub – gourmet style!

Two truths about Mexican cuisine: 1) not all street food needs to be of the taco variety and 2) you don’t need fancy surroundings and a hefty check to enjoy quality grub.

 Brick Lane is the name of a street food “deli van” set up by two young Tapatios just off lively Avenida Chapultepec in Guadalajara’s Zona Rosa (Pink Zone).  Its proprietors, Guillermo Orñelas and Jose Ramirez, chose the name after working in restaurants in London, England.  (Brick Lane is a well-known street in London’s East End that has become fashionable while maintaining itself as the heart of the city’s Bengali community.)

Their sojourn in Europe has served these chefs well.  The simple menu, written on chalk board, is divided into three sections: bagels, ciabattas and burritos. You’ll find Italian, American, French, Argentinean, Mexican and even British influences in food that wouldn’t be out of place in the city’s most fashionable malls and suburban neighborhoods.