Spice up your tacos at Carniceria Loa on Broad Street

I felt a little odd driving around the corner from La Tienda, a perfectly good Mexican restaurant I’ve frequented often, to order tacos and a tostada from the counter at Carniceria Loa No. 7, but I wanted to try something new.

I also suspected the food served in the small dine-in space at the back of the large grocery store and meat market at the corner of West Main and Broad streets would be worth trying.

It’s a fairly basic setup with a food display counter and a short menu on the wall. The space seats 15-20 people.

On the day I visited, I ordered fairly traditional (for me) ground beef tacos and a tostada. The friendly woman behind the counter brought out four soft shells and stuffed them (two shells per taco) with beef and then allowed me to add condiments. I added pico de gallo, salsa verde, sliced cucumbers and a couple of lime wedges to the carton.