International Mexican Grocery

Looking for authentic Mexican food? Ready to leave sour cream and bland salsas behind? Visit this hole in the wall Mexican restaurant. Brings me back to Mexico City :)

Inexpensive food with big flavor! This is a small place with only 4 tables and a short counter for dining. It doesn’t look like much from the outside, or really the inside for that matter, but the place is clean and the food is great.
I order tacos when I go, and it’s usually late in the evening. This time I went for lunch and the food is consistent, consistently great.
I had chorizo tacos (4 for $ 8), chicken tacos (4 for $ 8), steak tacos (4 for $ 8) and tacos mixtos (3 for $ 7) the prices are right. Traditional tacos have cilantro and onions served on small, loaded with meat, corn tortillas. My date and I took ½ the food home because we were so full.
If you’re hungry and in the mood for tacos, this is authentic Mexican food.

As authentic as it gets! I get the pork cheek or pork skin every time — I don’t think they make it every day though! Chorizo is also a safe bet too. Just be ready to take out your google translate if you don’t understand the menu! :)

I came here in search of real deal Al pastor and found it, but with a slight disappointment. Al pastor is the adoption of the shawarma spit grilled meat likely brought to Mexico by Lebanese immigrants. It was transformed in Mexico to include slices of pork marinated in spices, chilis, and pineapple. The meat is usually sliced directly from the vertical spit directly onto corn tortillas and topped with some fresh onion, pineapple, and maybe chopped cilantro. Pure bliss.
This place in fact does it right, but it wasn’t being carved directly off the spit. It seems they did it earlier in the day or maybe they had a slow night and used some leftovers. They ended up placing the meat on a flat top to heat it and then served us. This was slightly disappointing because I feel like it dried out the meat, but I won’t let this ruin the experience. The flavor was still great, the place was full of local Mexicans, and they had four different salsas that were absolutely killer in color and taste.
I will definitely be back frequently to try and actually see the elusive carving of meat. As happens to be the case for many great Mexican spots, don’t let the building fool you.
Note: This place is now known as International Mexican Food according to their menu, but is in the same location.