LAist: Eye Nosh: My Favorite Menudo

September 4, 2008

Eye Nosh: My Favorite Menudo

LAist Featured Photos contributor ~db~ submitted this tasty treat for us and writes this about it:

I often shop at the Vallarta Market in North Hollywood. A few weeks ago I decided to stop in at Sahuayo Mexican Foods a couple doors down.

I was greeted by a friendly bear of a man, grinning from ear to ear. We talked a bit about favorite foods (I like lengua, he likes hamburgers. Go figure), and was treated like a lost friend. The introductory taco was terrific, and I've been back several times since then.

Among the good things at Sahuayo is their menudo, which I find sublime. Unlike menudo I've had elsewhere, where the tripas are rubbery and tasteless, this version is full of meaty flavor, almost sweet in it's porkiness. The heat varies, even within the bowl, but chopped onions, jalapenos, and cholula are always close at hand for easy ajuste de picante.

I think it's about 8 bucks, though I'm not sure. And on weekends it is served with thick, warm hand-made tortillas, which are worth the price of admission by themselves.

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By Zach Behrens in Food | Link | Comments (9) | Recommend this! (3) |

Tags: eye nosh, mexican, noho, north hollywood

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[1] | 09/04/08 11:49AM
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I thought you were a vegetarian?

[2] | 09/04/08 11:59AM
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i was just going to say the same thing...

[3] | 09/04/08 12:20PM
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still am! ~db~ wrote that. I updated the text to make it more clear, sorry to disappoint you all, I still haven't left the dark side of vegetarianism yet.

[4] | 09/04/08 12:35PM
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Hmmm, looks interesting. Imma have to try it!

[5] | 09/04/08 02:45PM
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Oh yum. Boiled cow entrails. Only when I'm severely hungover thank you very much.

[6] | 09/04/08 06:20PM
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I thought you had come back to the dark side.

[7] | 09/04/08 07:30PM
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Ummm, it looks like I was drunk-foodblogging again. By it's porkiness, I meant its beefiness.

[8] | 09/05/08 07:17AM
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Hey db, if you like lengua, you should try a taco stand in Grand Central Mkt. called "Roast to Go". My fave is thier gordita. You get a choice of meat and their lengua is especially tasty and tender and they give you a lot for a small price.

[9] | 09/05/08 10:23PM
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Excellent. I go to GCM often and know the place, but haven't eaten there. I'll correct that. Thanks!