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buenosds Feb 12, 2011 01:53 PM

Lake Street Hispanic food?

can anyone point out a decent Mexican/Guatamalan/Equadorian/Hispanic restaurant along Lake St east of 35W? there are alot and I would like to give some a try. anyone been?

  1. Foureyes137 Feb 13, 2011 01:25 PM

    Gorditas el Gordo is the best for tlacoyo, gordita and haurache. Hands-down. Done.

    La Loma for tamales, Taco Taxi for tacos Mexicanos. La Sirena Gorda for caldo and all things seafood.

    Ecuadorian and Columbian: Central in NE.

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    La Sirena Gorda
    920 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407

    Taco Taxi
    1511 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407

    La Loma Restaurant
    1510 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407

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      shoo bee doo Feb 13, 2011 07:46 AM

      Pinada is 2 blocks east of 35W on the south side of the street.

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        shoo bee doo Feb 13, 2011 07:49 AM

        Sorry, the actual name of the restaurant is Pineda Tacos.

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          kevin47 Feb 13, 2011 11:25 AM

          Pineda's Burritos are excellent, as are all of the recommendations here. However, you can't mention Midtown Global Market and not La Sirena Gorda. Those octopus tacos are destination food for me.

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          Midtown Global Market
          920 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407

          La Sirena Gorda
          920 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407

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          shoo bee doo Feb 13, 2011 07:44 AM

          I really like Pinada. I just usually get their carnita tacos (corn) with salsa verde. Very simple and very good.

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            JimGrinsfelder Feb 13, 2011 05:52 AM

            Any of the vendors in Mercado Central at Bloomington & Lake
            Los Ocampos (inside mid-town global market or across the street)
            Manny's Tortas for a Cubano (at Hiawatha & Lake or in Mercado Central)
            La Loma for Tamales (Mercado Central or Midtown Global)

            Personally, I like the tacos mexican style (two soft corn tortillas, meat, diced raw white onion and cilantro with some salsa). I like Pork Al Pastor but there are usually many other good choices. At Los Ocampos, I like the sopes, masa dough/batter fried on a griddle then topped with stuff.

            There are a ton of choices. It'd be easy to gain 20 lbs and spend a month trying them all.

            Oh, and La Loma (at least in Midtown Global) sells 4-packs of frozen Tamales you can bring home and steam on a weeknight for a quick and tasty meal.

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            Manny's Tortas
            920 E Lake St Ste 125, Minneapolis, MN 55407

            La Loma Restaurant
            1510 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407

            Mercado Central
            1515 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407

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