Maya's Tacos on Alvarado Street

Anyone who drives Alvarado where it meets Glendale Blvd knows that it jams there and during rush hour, it's crazy gridlock. When you make it to this intersection, there's a earthy-red building on the corner with bright white type, "MAYA'S". The parking in the area is tricky because of this five street intersection. There's a little parking lot in back of the building but if you don't mind walking a little, there's residential parking a block away. So I walked in and at first wasn't sure. The interior is a head scratcher. Part convenient store and part cafe. It's got a big menu of your typical Mexican food but buried toward the bottom of this blinding menu is the prize, Yucatan food. Panuchos; on top of a homemade tortilla is beans, chicken, lettuce, tomato, onion and fresh cut avocado. Hurraches; chicken or beef in a fried homemade tortilla, beef, beans, avocado, tomato and lettuce. The tortillas are almost fluffy. The sauces are totally different from Mexican food giving this food a new taste to the mouth. I was so surprised and excited to discover this food.