By Chris Crowley – GrubStreet.com – Photo: Liz Clayman.
Photo: The Chihuahua (cheese) sticks.
Alex Stupak’s Empellón al Pastor is the gruffer, metal-loving younger sibling of the chef’s restaurant group, a place to drink mezcal piña coladas and eat jalapeño poppers. Originally conceived as a bar that served only its namesake taco, the East Village, New York, haunt has evolved since it opened in 2014 to have a more substantial menu of Mexican-American bar food. Now, Stupak will bring a sort of modified version of the restaurant to midtown when he officially opens a second location.
