July 2022 by Kevin C.
We wanted to try some of the food in the taqueria earlier this week. La Confianza is Latin American supermarket that also has a meat market (carniceria), a small bakery (panaderia), and an ice cream store section.As soon as we walked in, R sniffed the air and said, "I smell menudo. I want some." We walked past the small panaderia area and, finding ourselves at the rear of the store where the taqueria was, we looked at all the food behind the glass in the kitchen area: chicharron, whole roasted chicken, pupusas, cooked beans and rice. There were other sections opening up to the dining area side, and these had toppings - radish, cucumber, beet, jalapeño, mix of cilantro and onion, lime wedges, and three different hot sauces - that customers could self-load onto their taqueria food purchases.R ended up getting a bowl of menudo with some tortillas, and I ordered a half of the rotisserie chicken and three tacos (two al pastor and one carnitas) made with homemade corn tortillas. We sat down at one of the booths that are in the dining area, which I think is pretty large for being in a supermercado that has so many different sections. One of the employees brought the food out to us. R liked his menudo, although it didn't have hominy in it, which is how he prefers it. It came in a huge bow, and was packed with meat and tripe. I sampled a little bit, and I thought the soup was on the salty side. My tree tacos were good. The size of the al pastor meat was inconsistent. On one of the two al pastor tacos, there were big and thick cubes of meat, which made it kind of tough, and the cubes of al pastor were smaller and more tender. The al pastor meat had good flavor; I could tell that the meat was marinated and had a hint of pineapple. The carnitas were good also. It's just that they didn't have a bold flavor that I like. I dressed all of the tacos with the complimentary onion and cilantro mix and the hot red sauce. The half of a rotisserie chicken had a light citrusy marinade on the outside. The chicken was a little dry due to being overcooked.In our future visits here (because we just HAVE to try some of the other taqueria menu items!) we plan on trying the ice cream and the different combinations of ice cream, fruits and other toppings as only the Latin Americans can mix up.Before we left, I scoped out the meat department. Most of the items looked very fresh, but I thought the price points were a tad on the high side.