damnlines.comdamnlines.comGreenpoint's Mexico City-style taqueria with ~$4 blowtorched tacos and a sidewalk line down Oak Street since it opened in 2021.
Tania Apolinar and Giovanni Cervantes opened Taqueria Ramirez in 2021, and per Time Out New York, lines have been out the door ever since. It sits at 94 Franklin Street with the entrance on Oak Street. The shop's own site lists it as dine-in only, open Tuesday through Sunday, noon to 10pm, closed Mondays. There is no alcohol and the room is small, which Time Out notes is meant to keep customers moving.
The line forms on the sidewalk and can run down Oak Street, per The Infatuation. Even so, the same review says you probably won't have to wait more than 15 minutes, because the counter turns over fast: you order, staff call your name, and you dress the tacos yourself with salsa, onion, cilantro, and lime. Tacos run about $4 to $5 each. That fast-clearing counter is why a line that looks brutal often isn't.
Timing matters more than line length here. The Infatuation reports that if you arrive past 8pm, the campechano, suadero, and tripa are likely sold out, though the reviewer still ate well on longaniza, al pastor, and nopales at 9:12pm. Earlier in the day means a fuller menu. It is dine-in only with essentially no takeout, aside from the occasional $10 container of al pastor, also per The Infatuation.
No camera here yet — but these lines are on camera right now:
Lucinda's · 28 min walkclosedCaffè Panna · 30 min walkclosedBánh Anh Em · 32 min walkclosedThe Infatuation says that even when the line snakes down Oak Street, you probably won't wait more than 15 minutes, since the counter turns over fast. damnlines does not have a camera here, so we can't show a live count.
No. The shop's own site lists it as dine-in only, so it's walk-in, first come, first served.
The Infatuation reports that past 8pm the campechano, suadero, and tripa are usually gone, though other cuts like longaniza and al pastor can still be available closer to the noon-to-10pm close.
Reporting focuses on beating the after-8pm sell-out rather than naming one quiet hour. Per The Infatuation, the popular cuts go around 8pm, so going earlier means a fuller menu; the shop is open Tuesday through Sunday, noon to 10pm, closed Mondays.
Mostly no. The Infatuation describes it as dine-in only with no standard takeout, aside from occasional $10 containers of al pastor.