Lucita's Mexican Cocina

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3912 E. First St., 817.720.5505 

Opened eight months ago on the city's east side, Lucita and Manuel Duran's ode to simple, scratch-made Mexican food is one of Fort Worth's best new restaurants. Its breakfast tacos are available all day, but on the down-low — they're an off-the-menu special. Ask for any breakfast plate to be turned into a breakfast taco, and the Durans will deliver, first a knowing wink, then eggs cooked with your choice of bacon, chorizo, ham or chicharrones (pork rinds) wrapped in golden corn tortillas, made in-house. Chicharrones are the way to go: The soft pork rinds are bathed in a complex tomatillo sauce that is as addicting as it is spicy.

Good to know: Ask for the tacos to be made with the house corn tortillas.

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