“El Parnita is a unique …” Okay, it turns out I don’t know how to translate “antojería.” Just think of it as a place that provides you with the kinds of foods you crave. Which is to say, this is a taquería and not a salad bar, dudes. If you accept crowd-size as indicative, this one ranks among Mexico City’s favorites. And this brings me to the point by which the above photo becomes problematic: in fact, I am pretty sure the only time El Parnita looks as it does above is well past closing time.
What I found, in contrast, was something more like what you see here: