Cacao Mexicatessen

. Peck Road, El Monte, (626) 350-8286, and 410 N. Bristol, Santa Ana, (657) 266-0575, burritoslapalma.com Cacao Mexicatessen Ropy, crunchy duck carnitas, packed into tacos or enveloped in a burrito, are the clutch order at this Eagle Rock institution. For

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, avocado, and spinach; the O.G. is ready with tater tots, bacon, and cheese when you want to indulge. 105 E. 6th St., downtown. CaCao Mexicatessen View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cacao Mexicatessen (@cacaomexicatessen) on Aug 11, 2019 at 10

:36am PDT CaCao Mexicatessen offers a full desaynos de Mexico menu, with a variety of traditional and modern dishes—and it doesn’t ignore the burrito lovers. The resident variation features eggs, potatoes, and pinto beans along with your choice of meats

Puebla versus Oaxaca mole-making competition. “That first year, we sold out of mole within two hours,” Ramos said. The Mission fig mole from CaCao Mexicatessen is made with more than 20 ingredients. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) Attendance has

, among others. “Mole has many different expressions,” Ramos said. At CaCao Mexicatessen, the longtime Mexican cafe and deli in Eagle Rock, chef Christy Lujan makes one of the city’s most distinctive moles: a poblano with black Mission figs. “A few years

go with fig mole over poached chicken, from chef Christy Lujan-Kist of Cacao Mexicatessen.

home. 2635 Gage Ave., Huntington Park, (323) 583-1933, las-molenderas-restaurant.business.site The Mission fig mole from CaCao Mexicatessen. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) There are two excellent moles on offer at Eagle Rock’s popular Mexican cafe

cooking with mole pastes; as Nguyen makes clear, there’s no shame in using them! — Genevieve Ko joins the conversation with a recipe for fig mole from Christy Kujan of CaCao Mexicatessen, and tells you which parts of the chicken are best to use for the

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