New York Press: Best Flan
Mexican Radio
19 Cleveland Pl. (betw. Spring & Kenmare Sts.),
212-343-0140
No flash in the pan. Sure, we probably could’ve stopped at the several
Dos Equis and the otter-sized burrito we’d just enveloped, but something
that day seemed to lure us onward: the siren song of the flan. We’d never
tried Mexican Radio’s desserts before, so we deliberated coquettishly,
patting our boa-constrictor belly.
"It’s really good," promised our waitress, in what would
turn out, in our minds, to be the greatest culinary understatement of the year.
Sweet
Jesus, that flan. It was placed before us, plain and unassuming in its light
dusting of cinnamon. Upon the very first taste, we learned that we’d sorely
underestimated it. Our pupils dilated, our heart fluttered and our cholesterol
levels rose instantaneously. The flavor and texture spoke of more than eggs,
milk and vanilla—there was careful, patient, skillful preparation in that
little pudding, and perhaps a secret ingredient. While easily rich enough for
two, a slow but cutthroat spoon-duel soon ensued between us and our dining companion.
We have experienced both the regular and the white-chocolate flans, and have
heard only legends of a passion-fruit variety. Don’t be one of those stuck-up
purists. Try them all.
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Mexican Radio
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Best Flan
Sweet
Jesus, that flan. It was placed before us, plain and unassuming in its light
dusting of cinnamon. Upon the very first taste, we learned that we’d sorely
underestimated it. Our pupils dilated, our heart fluttered and our cholesterol
levels rose instantaneously. The flavor and texture spoke of more than eggs,
milk and vanilla—there was careful, patient, skillful preparation in that
little pudding, and perhaps a secret ingredient. While easily rich enough for
two, a slow but cutthroat spoon-duel soon ensued between us and our dining companion.