Michelle's Cafe

Consistency is the name of the game here. Haven't been here in 6 months. Tostadas and fruit 100% on point. Proprietor is as sweet as you'd expect an abuela to be. Truly a diamond hidden in plain sight.

Delicious tamales! Just like the ones made by family in California. I'm so happy this place exists. The tamales are like $2 each. They have various meat and rajas options. It's very unassuming but if you want authentic, tasty tamales here's your place.We too thought it was some sort of coffee shop due to the sign. They will sell you coffee and fix it up for you, but that's about it. Definitely worth a visit for the food, though.

My husband just wanted a coffee. We decided to grab a little to eat after we came in and saw that they served food. My spouse got a wrap of some sort, which he devoured. I wasn't in the mood for Mexican food but my breakfast bagel sandwich (bacon, egg, and cheese) was good. Cheap meal, nice and friendly service.

I had walked past this place many times and always assumed that it was a regular hole-in-the-wall coffee shop. Boy was I wrong! It's legit for Mexican food. They have a hand-written menu on the wall: tortas, tostadas, tacos, tamales. It's pretty solid! The torta was huge and despite ordering it to go and walking home, the bread stayed crisp (always a plus!). I ordered the chorizo torta. The bread is nice a crusty and the whole sandwich held up well and didn't get soggy at the end (but then again, I ate it pretty quickly)Only a couple of issues that has kept it a 3 star experience: the chorizo had lumps in it, like I'd occasionally bit into something that was a bit harder (??)...Also, I would have liked the chorizo to be a tad bit more flavorful. I'd be interested in going back to try try tamales which are supposed to be fab, and perhaps another torta of a different variety.

A small shop that packs a deelish bite.I had the Pavo(turkey) Torta with everything.Sooo filling. This sandwich comes with avocado oaxaca cheese, a thin layer of refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and Hot peppers if you want, served in a Mexican bread call "Telera" This sandwich is very filling and awesome :) lol.

As a native Mexican I have to tell you the tamales here are excellent, I love this place. I go there and buy 30 of them to freeze so I can always have them at home. I have bought them and given to friends so they can experience real Mexican tamales. The tortas are fabulous, the chorizo and the milanesa de res (chicken fried steak) one are my favorite. After work I will call and order for pick up and dinner is ready!. AGree with other reviewer, my kids are born and raised here and they eat the tamales and the tortas.The owner is Sra. Paula and I have suggested her to change the name to attract new clients, but she says people just know from word of mouth. She must be doing something right.

I don't know if this is as good as it gets, but I had the first Tamale I've ever liked here. That has to be worth something. The Torta I got with everything on it (breaded chicken) and it was delicious. The ladies at the counter were pure sweethearts and even asked what I thought of the tamale. When I told them what I thought they yelled back to the lady in the back who makes them all and she came out, smiled, and said thank you. No..thank YOU Tamale Mistress..thank you.It's places like this that keep me trying smaller unheralded local restaurants. Found a gem here, give it a try.

I've been to this hole in the wall a couple of times. The first time I walked in was totally by chance. I had just had lunch on Eastern Ave and on the walk back to my car my girlfriend and I wanted to get some coffee. As we looked around, we noticed Michelle's red awning and decided to check it out.From the outside, Michelle's looks like a typical coffee shop. Michelle's however is anything but typical. I noticed that the menu offers a wide variety of food from American style sandwiches to Mexican style sandwiches, tacos, and tamales. There's also a very extensive drink menu. Everything from cold fruit juices to Mexican style coffee drinks. The coffee was ok. But the food was great. I tried a couple of the tamales and also sampled the pork tacos. All of the tamales I had were very good. My favorite was the Oaxaquenno (don't ask me how to pronounce it). Some were spicy; some were mild; but all were delicious with rich complex flavors. Michelle's makes all their tamales by hand and they're very cheap. Less than $2 per tamale.All in all this is a very neat place which offers a little bit of everything. I would recommend this place to anyone based primarily on the tamales.

Delicious chorizo tostadas, and their atoles are especially nice in the colder months. Very authentic small-shop Mexican food, pretty much anything you could ask for (except tacos). The staff are friendly and quick - you can be in and out in 6 minutes.

I have to stop there everytime I'm in Aberdeen. Love the muffins, granola and soup! I also had their sandwiches they are delicious too! I just ordered a cake can't wait to try it! I also want to try their prepared meals I'm sure those a good too!