Pellizcadas — Restaurant in Jalisco

We stumbled upon this little corner Mexican restaurant while wandering through the neighborhood in a Sunday afternoon. The wonderful aromas wafting out into the street beckoned us inside. Our waitress seemed happy to practice her ingles on us, as we struggled with our español. The menu seemed somewhat familiar, however we were confused by the term pellizcadas, and struggled to even pronounce it. The restaurant takes the dish as it’s name. Best to describe them as a bit like an open face quesadilla, but the blue corn tortilla was thick and soft. The tortilla itself was delicious...enough so that I ordered three to take home. You have a choice of several meats and seasonings. I recommend the shredded pollo. The carne asada was flavorable but on the tough side, by comparison. A selection of 4 salsas is complimentary. A range of tacos, tostadas and quesadillas are also offered. Prices are inexpensive. This is a fun...

little hole in the wall place that's easy to walk past. really interesting selection of beautiful salsas. there was a beautiful looking, almost bright orange coloured one that was just nuclear hot. The owner was happy to walk by our coughing, crying faces, and mention he had a hotter one in the back, if we were interested. quick no, lol. there was a really delicious salsa verde, that was a very darkish brown (think chipotle looking) that was perhaps the best salsa we've ever had.

the tacos were really interesting, and very different from everything else around it. condiments included pickled veg, radishes, cucumbers as well as pico de gallia, and fresh lime wedges. you also got a bowl of fried onions, and about half a dozen crisp...

I wish we had been able to go here a few more times! This felt like authentic food, no frills and so it was a bit intimidating with my limited Spanish but the waitor spoke perfect English, was super friendly, quickly finding us a table and guiding us through the menu. Everything we had was so delicious. We had a couple of tacos, and the namesake of the restaurant (which means "pinched", and the edges of the tortilla in the signature dish are pinched together like pizza crust). It was very cheap too. The only thing I would suggest changing is the menu as some of the "stews" are just called "roast" which isn't very clear. They offered well known soft drinks like 7up as well as juices. We had the guava which...