| By Blazers on Thursday, January 10, 2002 - 08:32 pm: Edit |
WHERE: 12650 Blvd. Diaz Ordaz
DIRECTIONS:Go East on Agua Caliente until it turns into Diaz Ordaz. Go about a mile and it's on your left hand side.
CLOSEST MONGERING: La Mesa Bars
RATING: 3 1/2 STARS
FOOD: Carnitas are slowly cooked pork; every part of the pig. Very tender.
ATMOSPHERE: Rancheros galore. If you have a chica from Michoacan, take her here. The only draw back is that they play Banda at night. Not my thing. I like Cubanismo or Mexican Rock. Banda or Norteno music, no gracias. Kind of looks like a saloon from the Wild West.
SERVICE: Down home hospitality.
PRICE: Carnitas usually bought by the kilo. Medio kilo for two should set you back about $20 with drinks.
| By Tj2juarez on Thursday, January 10, 2002 - 10:52 pm: Edit |
This is a great place to eat. I went there with two buddies about four years ago. We ordered dos kilos and they that we we nuts. The waitresses responses was "es mucho." We put it all away.
| By Jocannon on Friday, January 11, 2002 - 01:00 pm: Edit |
This sounds like the name of a place I've been to previously. Is it near Caliente race track?
If so, a fave and I were heading to a TLN a few months ago and we wanted some grub. I mentioned carnitas. The cabbie took us on what seemed like a tour of TJ. He got us a takeout order. It seemed like we had half a pig to eat. It was excellent; cost was about $20.
| By Reytj on Saturday, January 12, 2002 - 11:49 am: Edit |
Blazers writes "Carnitas are slowly cooked pork; every part of the pig. Very tender"
I like carnitas as much as the next guy but people should know that the slow cooking consists of them being simmered in lard in those huge kettles.
Usually they ask but if you're not prepared to sample all parts of the pig then ask for 'maciza' as opposed to 'surtida' which is all parts.