# Mexican restaurant in Mangwon for beginners: verde enchilada, Taco Dot - By Mapo Midnight Noodle (https://superchart.com/en/@changsin-late-noodle/) - Written Jun 9, 2026 - Local places › Restaurants › Mapo, Seoul - Sponsored: This review was written after Taco Dot provided the meal through a store-visit campaign. - English edition: https://superchart.com/en/@changsin-late-noodle/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/ - Also in: [한국어](https://superchart.com/ko/@changsin-late-noodle/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/index.md) · [日本語](https://superchart.com/ja/@changsin-late-noodle/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/index.md) ## In short Taco Dot is a Mexican restaurant near Mangwon Market in Mangwon-dong, Mapo, Seoul. Instead of a platter, the writer ordered pulled pork tacos, Okinawa taco rice, a verde sauce enchilada and buffalo wings à la carte to taste each dish, and the verde sauce enchilada was the best. With mild spices, Taco Dot is a Mangwon taco spot that works well even for Mexican food beginners. ## Good to know - **Dishes ordered**: Pulled pork taco, Okinawa taco rice, verde sauce enchilada, buffalo wings, Coke Zero - **Best dish**: Verde sauce enchilada - **Table sauces**: Tabasco sauce, pickled jalapeños - **Address**: 1F, 51 Woldeukeop-ro 19-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul (Taco Dot Mangwon Market Main Branch) *as written by the visitor on Jun 9, 2026* ![First photo of Taco Dot in Mangwon](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada-01-5org2-900.webp) ![Opening photo of the Taco Dot visit in Mangwon](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada-02-8wyog-805.webp) ## What is Taco Dot in Mangwon like? Taco Dot is a Mexican restaurant near Mangwon Market, and the writer calls it the new powerhouse of Mangwon eats (망원동 맛집 신흥 강자, "Sinheung" meaning rising). As someone who has been eating tacos longer than most, the writer can tell what style a place is just from the taco photos. And the skull-themed Mexican festival (Day of the Dead) painting on the outside of Taco Dot tells you this is no ordinary shop. They clearly understand Mexican culture. ![Taco Dot exterior with a Mexican skull festival painting](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada-03-qrhrj-606.webp) ![Exterior and storefront of Taco Dot Mangwon Market Main Branch](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada-04-i6q4q-900.webp) Mangwon has plenty of great restaurants, yet lots of customers break through the competition to find Taco Dot. The interior is nice, and the owner is good-looking and works with real energy. Whether the owner is at the restaurant or not makes a world of difference, and a friendly owner matters even more. ![Interior of Taco Dot](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada-05-5h52e-966.webp) ![Inside Taco Dot with customers](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada-06-en9qm-966.webp) ## What did we order at Taco Dot? At Taco Dot, the writer skipped the platter and ordered four à la carte dishes plus a drink. At first the plan was a platter, but to properly test whether this place is really that good, the writer went all out on the dishes below. - Pulled pork taco - Okinawa taco rice - Verde sauce enchilada - Buffalo wings - Coke Zero ![Table spread of à la carte dishes ordered at Taco Dot](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada-07-1gj2k-900.webp) ![Tabasco sauce and jalapeños on the Taco Dot table](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada-08-78wkv-900.webp) Mangridan-gil restaurant pick: Taco Dot it is! (haha) Just look at the Tabasco sauce on the Taco Dot table. With jalapeños right there too, the fundamentals are so solid it drives me crazy... In this free market where the ones who can't cut it have been buried and gone somewhere else and only the real ones remain, the difference is all in the details. ![Pulled pork taco at Taco Dot](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada-09-1x5kh-900.webp) ![Close-up of the pulled pork taco at Taco Dot](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada-10-tlmpy-900.webp) ![Shell and filling of the Taco Dot pulled pork taco](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada-11-flo01-900.webp) ## How does the pulled pork taco at Taco Dot taste? The pulled pork taco at Taco Dot has a proper shell and proper filling. It's the kind of taste you'd make a trip to come and eat. ![Appetizing pulled pork taco at Taco Dot](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada-12-1k4pk-1200.webp) It looks so delicious. I'd love to eat it Mexican-style under a hotter sun with a Corona beer. Just from the pulled pork taco, you can feel how good Taco Dot's fundamentals are. ![Okinawa taco rice at Taco Dot](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada-13-8mh8c-900.webp) ![Okinawa taco rice topped with lettuce at Taco Dot](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada-14-2m547-900.webp) ## What is in the Okinawa taco rice? Taco Dot's Okinawa taco rice has lots of shrimp under the lettuce, with rice underneath. The urge to visit Okinawa gets properly satisfied right here. ![Cross-section of Okinawa taco rice with shrimp](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada-15-kdxr9-900.webp) ![Spoonful of rice and shrimp from the Okinawa taco rice](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada-16-1v40i-900.webp) Under the lettuce is a heap of shrimp, and under that is rice. It tastes great, and it's perfect for Korean palates that need rice with a meal! ![Buffalo wings at Taco Dot](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada-17-mdlr6-900.webp) ## Are buffalo wings at a taco place any good? Taco Dot's buffalo wings were cooked well through with no red near the bone, and not overcooked either. Buffalo wings are a no-fail menu item, yet also one that fails a lot. You might ask what wings are doing at a taco place, but for a bodybuilder, protein intake is a must. ![Verde sauce enchilada at Taco Dot](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada-18-5mufy-900.webp) ## Best dish: verde sauce enchilada The writer's best pick at Taco Dot, and today's thumbnail, is the verde sauce enchilada. As I remember, it was slightly basil-pesto based, and it tastes great. There's rice inside the wrap, so it's filling, and there's pork in there too. ![Inside the verde sauce enchilada, with rice and pork](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada-19-17k1m-900.webp) The sauce, rice, wrap and vegetables blend well together, and you can feel the care put into it. Taco Dot is a no-fail restaurant, and I want to come back and try the other dishes. ![Closing photo of the Mexican meal at Taco Dot](https://img.superchart.com/images/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada-20-1ivrc-900.webp) ## Is Taco Dot good for Mexican food beginners? Taco Dot doesn't have a strong spice character, so it's fine as an introduction to Mexican food. The food looks good, the prices are good, the taste is good, and it's "photogenic" too, so it's satisfying whether you go with a partner or friends. Recommended! ## Where it is - Taco Dot Mangwon Market Main Branch (타코닷 망원시장본점) - 1st floor, 51 Woldeukeop-ro 19-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea (서울특별시 마포구 월드컵로19길 51 1층) - 서울특별시 마포구 월드컵로19길 51 1층 - 37.5551649, 126.907553 - Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/search/%ED%83%80%EC%BD%94%EB%8B%B7%20%EB%A7%9D%EC%9B%90%EC%8B%9C%EC%9E%A5%EB%B3%B8%EC%A0%90/@37.5551649,126.907553,17z --- Superchart · https://superchart.com/en/@changsin-late-noodle/mangwon-taco-dot-verde-enchilada/ · https://superchart.com/llms.txt