La Michoacana is a Mexican supermarket just off of North Beckham and Line. It is right in the middle of what I consider the "hispanic" part of Tyler. There are always day laborers looking for work in the parking lots of various adjacent businesses. La Michoacana is a chain that specializes in serving the hispanic community.
The spread: In addition to a very good meat market, good prices on fresh veggies and plenty of Mexican/Latin American specific cooking ingredients, there is a little taqueria inside the place. You have to order at the cash register, then bring your receipt over to the taqueria where they make your order. BE PREPARED, you will most likely have to speak a little Spanish and have a working understanding of the menu to get what you want. They offer a tacos with varying kinds of fillings, pozole (pork and hominy soup), Menudo (on weekends), tortas, pupusas, etc.
The verdict: Well I ordered some pozole and a couple of tacos - one with barbacoa and one with cicharones. The barbacoa was tender, juicy and great. The cicharones consistent of cooked down fried pig skin and some sort of WICKED HOT sauce/gravy. I took one bite and then just about cried for five minutes. If you like pain, give it a try. The pozole was the star of the show with tender chunks of pork and hominy floating in a rich spicy tomato based broth. The only odd thing is that occasionally I would pull out a little piece of pig hoof/toe, which disturbed my gringo sensibilities. Overall, it is worth grabbing a bite to eat when you are shopping for the special Latin American ingredients.
Edible Tyler Roses: 4 out of 5, don't be afraid, Hable some espanol and get some good food.
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