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The pig head pozole at La Ingrata in Camden, N.J., on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024.
The pig head pozole at La Ingrata in Camden, N.J., on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024.Read moreTyger Williams / Staff Photographer

La Ingrata

Camden CountyMexican, BYOB, Tacos$-$$

South Philly gets most of the attention when it comes to great Mexican food, but Federal Street in East Camden, where chef Ernesto Ventura grew up, is a thriving corridor, too. That’s where he and his wife, chef Karla Torres, opened their cheerful black- and pink-trimmed BYOB in a former pizzeria just minutes from the Ben Franklin Bridge. The cooking from this couple, both alums of Schulson kitchens, focuses on flavor-memories from Torres’ upbringing in Mexico City with sizzling alambre skillets, crispy gordita pockets stuffed with carnitas, pig’s head pozole, Zacatecas green mole, and refreshing house tepache. Ventura’s Poblano-style Árabes tacos with tamarind salsa and the smoky short rib barbacoa served over singed agave leaves are also essentials.

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Restaurant Details

1999 Federal St, Camden, NJ , 08105
(856) 203-3424
https://laingratacamden.com/
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