Carniceria Ramirez — Restaurant in Atlanta

As 'hole in the wall' as it gets. This is a tiny grocery store which has a taqueria connected to it located out on the edge of Atlanta and Smyrna. It's surrounded by abandoned buildings so its certainly off the grid in terms of location.

Once you get there, you'll find a menu written on the dry-erase board. They had a small but varied menu: from tacos and burritos to chicken wings and rice plates. I came here for one thing though: tacos! I ordered two kinds:

1. Asada, steak (this is how I like to compare tacos)
2. Chicharron, pork skin

The tacos were prepared authentically: double corn tortilla, cilantro, onion, lime, and salsa verde. They were pretty good; however, the tortilla was a little off. It was chewy (the stale kind of chewy) which might be because I came in a bit after typical lunch hours. The asada was flavorful but the chicharron was unbearably salty.

Would I come back? If I were in the area, definitely. But if you're planning on traveling, there are better...

Went for menudo but was too late on Sunday. Ended up having tacos. Chicharrón, Al Pastor, Carnitas and Barbacoa. The Chicharrón(fatty goodness) and Carnitas(greasy delicious) were the best. The pastor and Barbacoa were a bit dry but with a sprinkle of lime and their super hot salsa they were pretty good. They also included a little guacamole . I really likeed how the tortillas were cooked. Looking forward to trying out the menudo. The store was pretty cool and had some nice cuts of meat and pre-seasoned meats like Al pastor for good prices. Will have to pick some up next time I'm in...

This little Mexican place is great, I been going there forever. They have fresh meats in the butcher area and everything else you need to make dinner. They also have a little restaurant on the side with delicious reasonably priced food. At the butcher section, they sell cooked barbacoa by the pound. I used to make my own barbacoa But once I added the price of all the ingredients and then the amount I get in the end result, It's not worth it. I just go and get theirs, It's fantastic. Oh and did I mention everybody there is...