Carnitas Michuacan

I thought I’d be relegated to Taco Bell and poor imitators when I moved out of the city, so finding this place in Plainfield was a nice surprise. It’s just off the main drag, and looks like a diner built into the front of a house. Pretty authentic — two old ladies running the place, neither of whom spoke very good English. Their menu has a Mexican flag and a Salvadoran flag on the cover, so I’m not sure where exactly they’re from. Not exactly a five-​star affair though — cracked linoleum floor, tattered menus, and a slight smell of old oil in the air. They didn’t glove their hands, and the materials for my taco were taken from vats of pre-​made meat and plastic take-​out style containers. But the food was tasty enough, and the portions generous. Three tacos — beef, chicken, and tongue — for five dollars. They had a mole chicken dish for $ 7, which I’m looking forward to trying next.