Description
Located past rows of pawn shops, strip clubs, casinos, car dealerships, and '70s-era hotels, it's not the most glamorous of shopping strips, but this massive Latin American market warrants a trip north. The spacious shop is stocked with everything you'd need to make a meal of empanadas, arepas, enchiladas, and more. Shelves are lined with jars of chiles and chili paste from Central and South America, bags of achiote and yerba mate, cans of chimichurri and dulce de leche, dried beans in every shape and size. A couple of freezers to the left as you walk in carry frozen ingredients too tropical to carry fresh, plus a few items, like those arepas, that just need to be heated before eating. There are Costco-sized birthday cakes, and a meat case holding chorizo and longanitsa sausages. Fluorescent colored piñatas hang overhead, creating a disjointed party atmosphere.
