Mis Abuelos Barbacoa

By Matthew Korfhage

8145 SE 82nd Ave., 481-7346. Lunch and dinner daily.

In the Cartlandia pod right by the Blue Room, Abuelos is devoted to the food of central Mexican state Hidalgo, with rarely seen items like corn smut and the thick-fried decadence of corn-masa tlacoyos. But it makes sense to take the cart at its word and buy some of Grandpa's barbacoa recipe—amid other filling options from carnitas to squash blossom. The slow-cooked pork comes either by the pound for home consumption or in taco form for immediate absorption. It is tender, sweet, spicy and lovely.

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Matthew Korfhage

Matthew Korfhage

Matthew Korfhage has lived in St. Louis, Chicago, Munich and Bordeaux, but comes from Portland, where he makes guides to the city and writes about food, booze and books. He likes the Oxford comma but can't use it in the newspaper.

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