920 E Lake St, Midtown Global Market
Visited December 30, 2007
I walked up to the friendly cashier and placed an order for #6 because I didn't know how to pronounce Huarachazo. I asked him how to pronounce it and he something like said "Wah - ra - chaas' - o".
The Huarachazo is a fancier version of a Huaraches. What's a Huaraches? It's Spanish for sandal and looking at it, it's understandable why it's called that. The "sandal" or crust of this pizza-like creation is made of masa and then piled with various goodies. One of the fancier stuff that comes with the Huarachazo is avacado.
The Huarachazo came with choice of meat. I chose shredded pork. While the food came fast, I would not categorize it as fast food as it is prepared only after the order. One taste of its freshness and marriage of flavors was enough to send us into rapid feeding mode, denouncing the Mexican fast food chains. The sandal was a new and different but pleasant taste and texture to the mouth, not something the average Midwestern palate has had before. The edges of the sandal had a nice crispness to it but the center soon became soggy and less enjoyable. Eat fast.
The Los Ocampo food is quantum leaps in quality and authenticity above the fast food chains. Still I wonder if it has been Westernized, only because of its location, to accommodate the tourist's palate.
Revisit for storefront photo September 8, 2019.
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