El Paisano Carniceria Y Mercado

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Wes T.

Menlo Park, CA

Being that this place is so close to my new office digs in the Little Michoacan it has become a defacto lunch spot for me. Initially this was a little weird, because I am not accustomed to getting my lunch at a mercado (I am more inclined to hit a straight-up taqueria), but it has grown on me.

This place is uber-Mexican right down to the phone cards and rentable mail boxes in the front. Did I mention they have a fully functioning taqueria in back? Yeah, the food is muy delicioso. Everything is prepared fresh. Can't beat that. Note: They have two sizes of tacos, by default you get the chico.

Bonus points: pick yourself up a REAL Coke made with REAL sugar (no high fructose corn syrup) to enjoy with those tacos.

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kim n.

Mountain View, CA

As I was eating and staring out the window across the street, I noticed a weird trend. Everyone that stepped out of this place was carrying a popsicle. It first started with two guys standing outside Jay and Silent Bob style just eating popsicles out front. Then a multitude of children, some teenagers and then almost everyone else I saw.

So the co-worker and I wandered in to find a full on Mexican grocery/convenience store and taqueria in addition to the popular box of popsicles everyone seemed to be buying.  The flavors are all over the map, lime, strawberry, mocha, cofee, mango and one of the strange ones, cucumber and chili (which my co-worker tried). Nice refreshing treats for a warm sunny day. We're definitely going to check out the taqueria side in the near future and I'll maybe even buy some groceries for my next food shoppping bout on my return.

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