Mid-City, Los Angeles County · Los Angeles
2124 Cloverdale Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90016
Sunday-only Oaxacan backyard comedor in Mid-City LA where 76-year-old Doña Hortensia 'Tenchita' Melchor makes a weekly-rotating menu of memelas, molotes, taquitos, and empanadas on handmade tortillas hot off the comal.
Haven't been here myself — came recommended from someone I trust.
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