The Valenzuela family has been making made-from-scratch Mexican favorites since 1968. Not surprisingly, this crew has Carolina's formula down pat. It's a simple one: Serve hearty, high-quality, made-from-scratch Mexican food, and sell it at budget prices. No wonder you may have to wait in line at prime eating hours. It offers best-in-town tortillas, as well as chimis, tacos, tamales, enchiladas and burros. Once you eat these tortillas, you'll never be able to look at supermarket tortillas in sealed plastic bags again.

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