I agree with Jeff S's review in every way. As a matter of fact, his review is so spot on I'll quote his review (my first time to do this!):
"Hidden Gem." So true, easy to drive right past this place. A little run down on the outside in a run down strip center. Not the best parking. If you didn't know to go in here, you might not know.
**Now you know. Get in here people!**
"It's a tortilla factory and they sell food." Exactly right people. It isn't a restaurant, but you can sit at one of several booths and eat their great food. But they make stuff to sell, it isn't about the restaurant. It is a tortilleria first.
"Tortillas are steaming hot and great." So true. Just sublime in every way. They have the best tortillas I have perhaps ever had. Hey, I've had a lot of tortillas in my years of living near the Mexico border for a good while. I look like it, too. Quit smiling. Eat enough of their soft, tender, warm, perfect tortillas and you will find your butt getting wider.
Like mine.
"Best tamales I've ever had, but they run out every day." This could not be more true. Oh my gosh people, you have NOT lived until you get over here and eat some of their fresh pork tamales! Just the absolute best of the best. Oh my gosh..!! We ordered on an evening one week before Christmas 7 dozen pork tamales, they made them fresh by 7:30 the next morning. $1 per tamale. Every one of them were freaking over-the-top amazing!!
"Their salsas are all fresh, great and you can buy containers to go." Well, I am salivating right now and my keyboard is getting sloppy. Their selection and choice of salsas is the finest I have ever had. Now, listen closely wimpy salsa eaters, you have NO business trying their salsas. We are talking atomico spicy caliente delicious hot powerful salsas of many varieties. You. have. been. warned.
The home made chips are almost always perfect and hearty, but since they are home made and deep friend, they can border on being a bit heavy and a touch greasy. But when you have that much fire going into your gut, a heavy home made chip is proper.
This stuff is so hot at times that I have had to have skin grafts on my lips and the roof of my mouth and tongue. I keep an oral surgeon on retainer. I am the fire breathing dragon after lapping up their salsas.
All jesting to the side, their salsas vary from week to week. Not in their components, as they sale the same ones each day. But since they are made fresh with fresh ingredients, one week can be more hot or salty or a little thinner or thicker. We're talking home made no preservative good salsas. It is the real deal.
And Jeff's final sagely words: "They speak little or no English and they take credit. Very inexpensive." Let me tell ya folks, I speak a little Spanish and they are so kind to work with me. I never feel like they look down on me when I stumble over my words. They always figure out what I am saying. Also, when my wife ordered the 7 dozen tamales, she did so over the phone. My wife speaks no Spanish at all and somehow they communicated and got 'er done.
They are indeed inexpensive.
Ok, have I convinced you yet to stop in here?
Want to know how I found this place? I used to live in South Texas and learned a principle. When you see a steady business at a run down appearing Mexican food joint, get yer butt inside. There is a reason people are frequenting a place like that.
Hey people, get yer butts inside here and support a great locally owned business staffed by hard working Americans. Great food, great people, great prices, and honestly, I just can't say enough about their food.
They deserve every one of their 5 stars. read more