Opens today 11-4pm
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Was at holbox last night and peeped the menu for this posted on the wall and should’ve taken a picture oops. But judging by how little seating there was on a Tuesday at 8PM with Holbox there’s not going to be a lot of space to eat oof
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Thought it was good as hell. Not too crowded for lunch today. Simple dishes, straightforward ideas but super comforting and the masa is really awesome.
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What did you order?
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EEeeee!!! Can’t wait to buy the Masa!! <3
–Dommy!
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Had the Taco Sonia, Tlacoyos, and a flor de calabaza quesadilla. Everything was great but I think the taco was my fav - the tortilla rules and so does that longaniza. Still curious about the molotes too.
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if you all like the quesadillas at Komal - check out this lady’s cart in echo park - it’s fire
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bang bang with little fish around the corner
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Her huitlacoche quesadillas are straight up L.A. institution… #NineYearOldLink
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She makes the tortillas on the cart while you wait! Straight from the dough (masa ball?) I went to look for her after seeing the threads and realized I’d been walking past her a bunch of times already.
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Eventually JĂşarez and Rivera hope to expand not only their hours of operation but their menu: In a few months they expect to debut a weekly tasting menu where crickets, ants and other ingredients less-utilized in the U.S. might be found topping variations of her masa.
“In those tasting dinners she’s gonna explore all the things that can’t be put on a daily menu,” Rivera said. Those dinners could even see collaborative dishes between Júarez and her Mercado La Paloma neighbor and mentor, Cetina.
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What’s true for most pizza is also true for most Mexican food: it suffers from bland cheese. It’s hard for me to take this quesadilla seriously when the cheese has no flavor. I do like the cheese’s stretchy consistency, but it’s not enough to make this quesadilla appealing.
I think the squash blossom quesadillas at nearby Sabor Mexicano and Doña Inez have better flavor as well. Both places are within a couple of miles of Mercado Paloma— try them all out and decide. They all use fresh masa.
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I’ve a hard time believing that the masa at Dona Inez is of the same quality as Komal’s. Did you get anything other than the quesadilla lol?
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Just the quesadilla. I won’t vouch for masa quality, and I’m not even sure how to judge that except to look at the purple streaks in the Komal quesadilla and say: that looks legit. I just thought the whole thing, with the salsa, was bland and not something I would want to eat again.
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@PeonyWarrior surely you’ve had good tortilla with great masa before? It’s why a Taco Maria (RIP) tortilla tastes better than a street vendor’s. Just like good bread versus bad bread. But fair enough on the bland dish.
On a related note, how bad was the line at Holbox?
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Maybe it’s lack of experience. I definitely prefer tortillas made from fresh masa—that’s a huge improvement. But I find it hard to judge tortillas beyond that. I want to like darker / purple ones more because those are rarer and used by better restaurants (and they look cool). But the truth is, I can’t confidently say they taste better. The darker masa tortillas seem to taste less sweet / more earthy, which I’m not sure is positive. I definitely didn’t love the tortilla at Komal.
Anyway, I’m not sure what Holbox’s hours are, but there was a small line around 3:15 and no line around 3:45.
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You can fake color in masa pretty easily. It all comes down to taste and texture, and not all darker/colored tortillas are better.
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I feel one important factor is the fragrance of the masa which impacts the flavor while you are eating.
Tire Shop Taqueria seems to have a very fragrant yellow corn masa that I believe is one of the factors why their tacos are soooo delicious.
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