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Roosevelt Ave & 96th St, Corona, NY 11368
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New York Street Food reports that at 1:15 AM the line at Tacos El Borrego runs 'eight deep and nobody is looking at their phone,' describing a steady overnight crowd rather than a brief rush. The same piece notes the cart has operated nightly from 9 PM to 6 AM 'seven nights a week' with taqueros working at a practiced, high-volume pace.
During a May 2026 Wednesday visit documented by New York Street Food, the wait was about 8 minutes with roughly six people ahead in line at 1:30 AM, suggesting the line moves fast even when it's consistently present. The outlet frames the cart as the anchor of what it calls 'the undisputed capital of late-night tacos in New York City,' implying demand holds steady across the night rather than clustering at one peak hour.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: None — cash-only sidewalk cart, per New York Street Food.
Walk-ins: Walk-up sidewalk cart only; no reservations system exists per New York Street Food's description of ordering directly from the plancha.
Operates roughly 9 PM to 6 AM nightly, per New York Street Food.
New York Street Food documented an 8-deep line around 1:15 AM and, on a separate May 2026 visit, about an 8-minute wait with six people ahead at 1:30 AM — a moving but consistently present line overnight.
No — it's a cash-only sidewalk taco cart with no reservation system, per New York Street Food.
Yes, it's walk-up only; you queue at the cart and order directly, per New York Street Food's coverage of the Roosevelt Ave corridor.