I went in for marinated meat. I have been looking for a go-to carniceria in Lexington. They had pork and carne asada in what I thought was a cooler. I'm not sure it was on. I went for the pork, because it looked better.
The guy with a few missing teeth at the counter assisted me by grabbing the meat with his unwashed, bare hands, wrapping it up, and double-bagging it in plastic. When I returned to my car after the next stop, it smelled funny.
The next day, when I pulled it out of my fridge and went to cook it, a small fly flew out upon unwrapping it. It made my whole kitchen reek of rancid garbage. I tried to cook and eat it, but I couldn't take the smell or flavor. It was obviously bad.
I lived in Los Angeles for a couple of years and frequently visited the sketchiest, most delicious Mexican restaurants on the west side. I was hoping this might be the same. This is more of a public health code violation than a grocery. Beware. read more