This neighborhood looks different than the first time I visited. There are less old houses. Instead fancy looking apartments are popping up. I hoped Las Cuatro Milpas isn’t gentrified. Downtown’s skyscrapers seem closer every year. Las Cuatro Milpas has been here since 1933.
Tacos
tacos
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El Señor Taco de Tijuana México
I love going on road trips and trying local eateries. This time I stopped in Yuma to try El Senor Taco de Tijuana Mexico. Inside it was clean and the staff friendly.
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Los Taquitos Arcadia
Los Taquitos Arcadia has modernist look a bit like Chipolte. From the name I was expecting an old hole in the wall taco shop.
Juanitas Taco Shop – Encinitas
The small town ambiance is still here. I’ve driven by this old building many times. It’s not as crowded here as the new hipster places further down the road.
The Taco Stand – La Jolla
The origin of churros is unclear. One theory is they were brought to Europe by the Portuguese. The Portuguese sailed for the Orient and, as they returned from Ming Dynasty China to Portugal, they brought along with them new culinary techniques, including modifying the dough for You tiao also known as Youzagwei in Southern China, for Portugal. However, they modified it by introducing a star […]
Tony’s Fresh Mexican Food
On my way to or from Mira Mesa I passed by this building many a time. Before Tony’s I remember it being MXN. I wondered what the food was like. I have found some good places on Miramar Road like Seaside Buffet, Chin’s, and LouZiana Food.
Letty’s Casita – El Centro
Letty’s looks like the houses I use to live near when I was a kid. Nice roomy inside with a big yard in the front. Much more spacious than the tiny apartments we lived in. I like the scents inside. I try a carne asada taco first. Corn tortilla is freshly made in the […]
Tu Taco Taco Shop
I venture out to the southern edge of the country in search of tacos. I remember my mom use to visit one of her friends out here. It was quiet and there was lots of open space. Now it’s quiet and there is abundant parking in this strip mall. This is another of […]