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by Steven Doyle | June 17, 2026 · 1:44 pm

Tacos El Metro Is the Real Thing

Sergio Quijano grew up in Mexico City and worked his first job at a place called Dulcería El Metro — a candy shop near one of the city’s subway stations, which is where the name of his restaurant comes from. Not just the subway iconography covering the walls, though that’s there too, the colorful maps and signage of the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo rendered as decor in a Northwest Dallas strip center on Walnut Hill Lane. It comes from something more personal than that — a first job, a city, a specific kind of memory about where food fits into a life.

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Checking in at Tacos El Metro in NW Dallas

In the same Northwest Dallas strip center as A Step Up Lounge, Tacos El Metro is a bold and soulful taquería where the star of the show is whole-hog pork—prepared with precision, pride, and more than a little fire. The walls are lined with nifty maps and iconography from Mexico City’s subway system, a nod to the hometown of owner Sergio Quijano, whose culinary journey began far from the casual taco counter he now commands. Quijano trained and cooked for years in some of Dallas’ most refined kitchens, most notably as part of Julian Barsotti’s Italian empire, where he absorbed both the discipline of fine dining and the creative confidence to build something entirely his own.

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A Visit to the New Tacos El Metro Netted Amazing Tacos

At Tacos El Metro, the kitchen is always buzzing with activity, especially when the cooks roast a whole pig, often displaying its face in the kitchen window for all to see. The pig will last a few days before a new one is cooked. No matter how you enjoy the roasted pork, it’s sure to be a standout experience. T

he restaurant’s signature taco, puerco el metro, features tender pulled pork topped with crispy chicharrón cubes, while the star torta showcases pressed leg meat complemented by a handful of tangy pickled vegetables. For a messy yet irresistible treat, the huesitos—fried rib tips tossed in your choice of salsa—are a must-try. With salsa verde, they’re absolutely crazy good.

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