Panaderia Michoacan 2

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kim n.

Mountain View, CA

Alfonso L pretty much summed up all the stuff I was going to say  about the place. However, they also have the traditional case of Paletes sitting at the cash reigster where the co-worker and I scored on some awesome strawberry varieties.

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Alfonso L.

CA

Best damn Mexican market period --it actually beats Chavez up the street on 5th Avenue for its authenticity. But it's more than a market. There is the sweet smell of pastries that come out of the bakery ovens in the back. Try getting there around 1 pm. This from a co-worker who swears that when he drops by on the way home the good stuff's all gone. And what good stuff: conchas, elotes, cuernos. and all the Mexican pastries I grew up with, perfectly and lovingly baked. For you are deep in the hood here on Middlefield Avenue. Not the safest area and I don't mean theft or whatever: the cars are simply driving too fast, so be careful --also, careful backing out of the street space! Anyways, you can get the real hard-to-find specialties here: freshly cut nopales in little bags (cactus = amazing stuff), freshly-made atole in different flavors and plenty of Mexican products on the shelves. There is also this incredible apple soda from Mexico (recently bought by Pepsi) that I swear by called Manzanita. I could drink gallons of this stuff in a glass with ice. So good. Staff is friendly and friendlier still if you smile and speak Spanish. Yes, it's primarily a bakery and the whiff of fresh bread will knock you out when you walk in, but there is so much more. Note: it's cash only, but there's an ATM machine inside. Bonus: rockin' good $1.00 tacos next door at the ubiquitously-named El Grullense hole-in-wall-joint next door. You must try if only to see the sociology, and savor the tacos, tortas and burritos.

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