El Centro
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Ma Lupe’s
One of the things I look forward to is our annual road trip to Scottsdale and a quick stop in El Centro to visit Ma Lupe’s.
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Ma Lupe’s
El Centro has lots of wide open spaces and 1 story buildings. San Diego was like this back when I was little. I like how sky scrapers haven’t taken over the sky line.
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Letty’s Casita – El Centro
Letty’s looks like the houses I use to live near when I was a kid. Nice roomy inside with a big yard in the front. Much more spacious than the tiny apartments we lived in. I like the scents inside. I try a carne asada taco first. Corn tortilla is freshly made in the kitchen. I like the mild corn flavor. Carne asada had a nice sweet beef flavor but the heavy charring distracted from the beef. Also the beef was dry from over cooking. Carnitas had interesting flavors. Tasted like it was deep fried and a bit of salt was sprinkled on top. Preparation seemed more like a…
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The Donut Palace – El Centro
When I was a kid and we were driving home from the beach I remember seeing the freeway sign for the 8 freeway to El Centro. It was over a 100 miles away I wondered what it was like there. We always got off the freeway before we got anywhere near El Centro. I checked it out today on the way home from Scottsdale Arizona. It was a small town full of fast food places and taco shops. Looked kinda like El Cajon back in the old days.
