Submitted by random-programmer t3_10o7kad in pittsburgh
Ate at Tako -- highly recommend for their street corn -- and the coconut margaritas were amazing. Being not from Pittsburgh we cannot simply go back every Friday.
Does anyone know that recipe?
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The_Gray_Mouser t1_j6dhy44 wrote
Coco Lopez sounds like a stripper. You bet your ass I'm putting that in my mouth
funkyb t1_j6g24ik wrote
In my family it's a rule that we use this for pina coladas on vacation. Other cream of coconut products, like the one in the white squeeze bottle, are poor imitations.
Deviaset t1_j6dfmb1 wrote
I worked there. It’s something like 1 oz coco Lopez, 1 oz lime juice, 1 oz tequila. That’s what I was told by one of the bartenders. You could also play with the ratios.
Economy-Cauliflower3 t1_j6ectjk wrote
Not far off! The important part is Coco Lopez specifically for the coconut cream and a bit of Demerara syrup. Don’t cheat yourself out of a whole drink’s worth of tequila, 1oz is too low. Lime stays as is, coco Lopez amount is equal to the tequila you use.
mokayemo t1_j6eie8n wrote
I’ve never been there or had it but I am so getting the stuff to make this.
Deviaset t1_j6ejoa5 wrote
Thanks. This makes so much more sense. I recall attempting the former ratios and ended up with 1.5 teq 1.5 coco but less lime. I guess the Demerara would help round it out, lessen the tartness of the lime?
Economy-Cauliflower3 t1_j6ejunq wrote
Correct! Shaking it well and getting good water diluted into the mix is also very important.
Sozerano t1_j6d45y9 wrote
I’m also not from Pittsburgh but visit for the Steelers every year. Tako is great and I completely agree about the street corn and coconut margaritas. I don’t know their recipe, but we’ve tried to recreate something similar, and this is what I make:
2 oz Blanco Tequila 1 oz Kalani Coconut Liqueur 1 oz Lime Juice 0.5 oz So Delicious Coconut Milk Salt
Play with the ratios to suit your taste.
_MissViktoria_ t1_j6dy3qz wrote
visiting soon, will be checking this out. thanks for sharing here (:
ButterscotchAway3635 t1_j6fx7ju wrote
Tako has been on my list to hit for awhile, and I just moved it to our going out dinner this week.
michael1757 t1_j6gr4x3 wrote
You put the lime in the coconut,& drink em' all up.
tontyv t1_j6hvq5k wrote
https://www.instagram.com/p/CnU51NRuLTi/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=
In addition to cream of coconut (Coco Lopez), they use Demerara syrup (you can make just a simple 2:1 syrup I think). Not sure on ratios because their coconut margaritas were in that perfect, not too sweet spot. A pinch of salt helps I’m sure.
Zenith2017 t1_j6jgzln wrote
Okay, I'm going off the thread here. Tako had excellent delicious tacos, maybe a little pricy but worth it
But their margaritas are out of a machine no actually mixed. So gross. I would expect that out of a $4 margarita well spot for undergrads, not a spot with a full bar and elevated street food
random-programmer OP t1_j6kk8aa wrote
They definitely had a machine for frozen margaritas but the ones we had we watched them make (sitting at the bar) and we’re not frozen.
dirtybirt t1_j6nr300 wrote
I bartend at tako torta and I spent an hour juicing limes this morning, specifically for margaritas! Everything is made fresh here
ibdgyn t1_j6db75p wrote
They use cocolopez for their coconut flavoring