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Every day on a bustling street in Mexico City’s San Rafael neighborhood, a grill is fired up to a sizzling 300 degrees at El Califa, a taco stand. Hungry customers line up and place orders for the stand’s famous tacos: thinly sliced steak nestled in warm corn tortillas, topped with a squeeze of lime and a pinch of salt. The place is often busy, but in the past two days, queues have snaked around the block — skyrocketing demand spurred by the news that El Califa became the first Mexican taco stand to be awarded a Michelin star. That recognition came as a shock to the restaurant staff. The restaurant team is overjoyed and “never believed our humble establishment could obtain this distinction,” said manager José Luis Rodríguez Ávila. Yet, “I think we deserve it for our long history of great service and great food.”
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