Carnitas Don Miguel

Carnitas boiling in giant copper pots. I was excited to find this and was hoping it would be a closer substitute for Carnitas El Momo in LA. We already had way too much food but we were having a potluck later so I bought a pound of meat, rice, and beans to share for dinner. The carnitas are strangely very dry and subtle in flavor even though you can literally see them cooking in a rich looking sauce that was a Northgate family recipe that's been passed down. Rice and beans were OK and when we were eating these later we had to put pico de gallo on the pork to make it taste better. They sell chicharrones as well but it didnt look good, if you want something crazy Northgate market just a few steps away sells a whole piece that is so large it was bigger than my kid and took up a lot to trunk space.

After my maybe 10th attempt to order the tacos dorados (I have tried all different times of the day), they finally had them! I was in disbelief. They were pre fried, then reheated on the quesadilla press. They were disappointing, tasted stale. The burritos and tacos are much better compared to the fried tacos.

A very decent place to get your pork fixing. From chicharones, to carnitas you can get your meal for yourself or share with a group family style. The pricing is great here as for a 2-3 person family meal you can get almost a pound of meat, rice, beans, salsa and tortilla for about $20. Can't beat that. I always like to have my meal fresh at the Northgate Mercado as there are lots of seating areas. My choice for lunch here was Carnitas with Habanero Salsa as my choice. I think it was tasty! Everything went great together flavor wise but maybe wished the carnitas was a little more moist and tender but either way I'd still get this item again.

The place appears to be amazing, the stand is clean and they have good service. The carnitas though lack flavor, what a shame! I hope they improve and can go back.

Bland, reheated, Unorganized. No service whatsoever. Hit or miss on the products, either too salty or no salt at all.