Los Comales food coma

Los Comales
4774 Summer Ave.

Los Comales was one of the few places left on Summer Ave. I had yet to try, and I didn’t leave disappointed.  I walked in with one of my Culinary Experts and choose to sit in the patio area since it was a nice spring day. There is a lot going on in this “shopping center,” including Charlie’s Meat Market, Edo, and a Plasma Donation Center, all of which seem to be tucked away in their little secret corners.

Our waitress brought out the salsa, and I was pleasantly surprised to find it fresh, with tons of cilantro.  It had no heat but was very refreshing.  I ordered a torta with pastor and one tripa taco.  The torta was delicious.  The marinated pork was flavorful combined with a big hunk of cheese, jalapenos, avocado, lettuce, mayo, and refried beans.  I also added the fried onions that came on the side.

The tripa taco was also a delight. The intestine meat was cooked perfectly with a slight crispness to it on a homemade tortilla.  I also added their homemade hot sauce.  My expert was equally delighted in their meal, which included a delicious and fresh-tasting asada taco and a hongo (mushroom) sope piled with refried beans, sautéed mushrooms, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, sour cream, and crumbled white cheese.

Toward the end of the meal when food coma was starting to set in I noticed a man that had already been defeated, sitting in the corner of the patio full of food and three Coronas (yes they have beer here!) taking an afternoon nap.  I would soon be joining him.