Choosing between barbecue and Mexican food is an impossible decision. Thank heavens, then, for Mexicue, where you can have it both ways.
No longer available only via food truck, the Chelsea restaurant’s eclectic cuisine draws from both south and north of the border for a taste combination that the founders describe as “an explosive, mouthwatering union.”
Gilt City members can sample a little bit of everything with either dinner for two (unlimited tacos and sliders for an hour, plus one drink per person) or a dinner party for up to ten people (20 sliders or tacos, unlimited potato salad or slaw, five rice bowls, and ten drinks).
With its signature orange walls and tables, Mexicue’s brand-new brick-and-mortar outpost offers such deliciously twisted menu items as smoked short-rib tacos, complete with “Memphis mole,” pickled onion, romaine and cotija. Or Burnt Ends Chili sliders, featuring brisket and ground beef, cilantro lime crema and house-pickled jalapeños.
It’s the best of both (culinary) worlds.
Jamie Beckman, Gilt City Editor
Mexicue founders David Schillace and Thomas Kelly started Mexicue a year ago, first in food truck form and then eventually a bricks-and-mortar restaurant just last month (they’re planning to open another one on the Lower East Side later this year). The pair quit their corporate jobs in sales and marketing, respectively, to follow their stomachs into the food business. “I had always known that I loved food and I loved cooking, but I was unsure of what capacity I wanted to do that in my life,” Kelly told Eater.com. “So, when Dave came to me with this idea for this truck, it just kind of clicked for me.” When they first parked their truck at 52nd and Park in Manhattan, the line stretched for three city blocks.
Tacos
Alabama BBQ Chicken
Alabama creamy BBQ sauce, iceberg lettuce, roasted poblanos, cotija
Smoky BBQ Beans
tortilla strips, cotija, habanero aioli slaw
Sliders
Burnt Ends Chili
brisket and ground beef, cilantro lime crema, house pickled jalapeños
Berkshire Pulled Pork
pickled red onions, avocado spread
BBQ Brisket
fiery BBQ sauce, habanero aioli slaw, avocado spread
“As an avid aficionado of Mexican fare, I’m constantly on the hunt for new iterations of my old-time favorites. Mexicue takes what I love about Mexican food, merges unexpected flavors in mouth-watering combinations, and delivers a tasty and invigorating dining experience. I can never decide if I like the brisket or pulled pork more, so I usually just go for both.”
– Toby Hervey, Gilt City Correspondent
Terms and Conditions For All Promotional Vouchers Purchased Through Gilt City, Inc.
The following terms and conditions apply to all promotional vouchers ("Vouchers") purchased through Gilt City, Inc. ("Gilt City"), except as otherwise specified on any particular Voucher and except as otherwise required by law. In the event of a conflict between these terms and conditions and the actual Voucher, the Voucher itself will control. All persons purchasing, printing, accepting, using or attempting to use any Voucher (each, a "Customer") agree to these terms and conditions.
All Vouchers are promotional in nature and are issued by the participating merchant or vendor ("Vendor") through Gilt City as a service provider. The Vendor is the holder and issuer of the Voucher and under no circumstances shall Gilt City be deemed the holder, issuer or seller of the Voucher. The law applicable to the Voucher shall be the law of the state where the Vendor interaction with the Customer occurs. As the holder and issuer of the Voucher, Vendor is solely responsible for the value and redemption of Voucher and for any and all bodily injury, illness, damages, claims, liabilities and costs suffered by or relating to any Customer and the compliance with all laws, including, without limitation, unclaimed property and escheatment laws relating to the Vouchers. Each Customer hereby knowingly waives and releases Gilt City and its affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, agents and representatives, from any and all injuries, liabilities, damages, claims and rights of any nature whatsoever arising from any act or omission of the Vendor in connection with the Voucher, the provision of the services and products relating to the Voucher, and compliance by the Vendor with applicable law, including, without limitation, unclaimed property and escheatment laws. Gilt City's sole role is as a service provider for the Vendor, and the applicability and compliance with any relevant law relating to any Voucher is solely determined by and complied by the Vendor.
The Vouchers are coupons that provide a discount price from the actual or retail cost from the Vendor. That discount is available until the expiration date stated on the face of the Voucher. After that time, where and to the extent required by law or allowed by the Vendor, the Voucher may be redeemed by the Vendor for goods or services of the Vendor in the amount originally paid by the Customer to Gilt City and as otherwise set forth on the Voucher. For example, a Voucher purchased for a particular service of the Vendor at the discounted price of $50 (actual retail price of $100) with an expiration date on the discount of six months from a specified date, may be used for the particular service for six months from such specified date; and then if and to the extent required by applicable law, thereafter, the Customer may use the $50 value of the Voucher to purchase other goods and services of the Vendor as set forth on the Voucher. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for Vouchers that are redeemable for specific ticketed events, once the event date passes the Voucher expires. Customer's acceptance of any redemption of a Voucher constitutes an acceptance of the redemption and a waiver of any claims associated with the Voucher. The Voucher may not be redeemed for products or services other than those specified on the Voucher or as otherwise specifically permitted by this paragraph and may not be used to pay account balances or for products or services purchased from the Vendor prior to the purchase of the Voucher.
Vouchers are transferable without notice to Gilt City or Vendor. No resale of Vouchers is permitted unless such resale is permitted pursuant to applicable law. Vouchers are not redeemable for cash (in whole or in part) and have no cash value except as required by applicable law. If cash redemption is required by applicable law, the Customer will only be entitled to cash redemption based on the amount paid by the Customer to Gilt City for the Voucher, not the actual or retail cost from the Vendor. Vouchers may not be combined with any other offer, coupon, promotion or discount or certificate and must be used in a single visit to Vendor except as required by applicable law. Limit one Voucher per person per visit or purchase. Neither Gilt City nor Vendor is responsible for lost or stolen Vouchers. If you lose your Voucher, go to the "My Account" section of the Gilt City site and print your certificate. The Vendor will accept the first Voucher presented with the unique number printed on the Voucher. Treat your Voucher as you would cash. Vouchers are subject to any limitations stated on the Voucher or by the Vendor. The issuance of any credits for the Vouchers are at the sole discretion of the Vendor except as required by applicable law. All restaurant Vouchers are valid for dine in only unless otherwise stated on the Voucher. Vouchers may not be used for alcohol, prior balances, shipping or handling, tips or gratuities or other fees except as expressly provided on the Voucher or as allowed by the Vendor and as permitted by applicable law. Unless otherwise stated on the Voucher or disclosed in connection with the purchase of the Voucher by Customer, the Voucher price does not include sales, value added or use taxes, which may be charged to you separately by the Vendor at the time you redeem the Voucher. Any attempted redemption of a Voucher in violation of these terms and conditions will render the Voucher void.
All purchases of Vouchers and other interactions with Gilt City are subject to our Privacy Policy.