El Luchador, Konradstrasse, Zurich

I’m getting old – I knew of this place called El Luchador for a couple of weeks. Unfortunatley I confused the address (Konradstrasse 39 with 69) and that this doesn’t look Mexikan and gave up on the idea. Today I had to learn from the this that I was at the wrong place. I draw my strength from great works of literature which are also available on the big screen. This was the case since yesterday I watched Braddock – Missing in Action with Chuck Norris and the message is you need to fight back and fight back hard. So I need to retaliate with a review on the same day as my archnemesis.

El Luchador positions itself as the first true Mexican place in Zurich and probably rightly so. I was slightly disappointed because the menu is rather small. I ordered Guacamole, bean sauce, beef / pork & chicken taco and red rice. The Guacamole was slightly spicy, very fresh and the chips had a very corny taste. I loved the rice, simple, slightly buttery and the red were some tomatoes. Of the three types of tacos my favourite was the beef one. Very simple soft taco shell with a bit of beef that’s it. You can flavor it by adding some drops of lime and pick from the four fresh sauces to finish to your liking. I thought this was great. The pork one was too sweet for my taste (it contained pineapple) and the chicken one not exciting enough.

The flavours are less in your face than your Tex Mex place, but they clearly exhibit freshness and complexity in the nicely balanced sauces. The place is great since it’s low-touch and its a good spot for grabbing some beers and digging into a couple of Tacos. If you’re looking for more formal dining this isn’t for you. Check out Vale’s holiday pictures for that. Prices are fair – keeping in mind I indulged.