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Cinco de Mayo review

The foundation for Cinco de Mayo's tacos: house-made

Photo credit: Randee Daddona | The foundation for Cinco de Mayo's tacos: house-made corn tortillas. (Feb. 10, 2013)

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Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican-American eatery in

3725 Middle Country Rd. Calverton, NY 11933

Cinco de Mayo description Refugio Iglesias, who worked at such notable Manhattan restaurants as The Harrison and Verbena, cooks ... More »

You know a Mexican restaurant is serious when the menu includes pig's ear, tripe and tongue tacos, along with the more gringo-friendly chicken and shrimp. Upping the authenticity quotient at Cinco de Mayo: a chef who goes so far as to make his own soft corn tortillas.

Refugio Iglesias, who worked at such notable Manhattan restaurants as The Harrison and Verbena, cooks the cuisine of his native...

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