NYC suddenly has huge, great Mexican restaurants

Move over, soup dumplings and dragon rolls — NYC’s buzziest in-demand new dishes are pork belly chicharron and tacos callejeros. After long playing backup to the city’s Asian offerings, Mexico’s culinary bounty is having a moment — and on a grander stage than the cuisine has enjoyed in some time.

While we’ve long had an array of taco joints, margarita mills and Tex-Mex eateries, there’s a new wave of chic, supersized Mexican restaurants with the style and vibe Asian eateries — such as Hutong, Nobu and Tao — have long offered.