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Monday, November 26, 2012

Bites Nearby

Delicious Budget-Friendly Tacos at Las Palomas

A food counter in the Largo grocery market offers a selection of tortillas, burritos and quesadillas.

In a shopping plaza filled with restaurants, Las Palomas Latin Market offers a selection of grocery items and a place to eat a quick, tasty and budget-friendly meal. Head into the 1300 East Bay Dr. market in Largo and it's easy to miss the food counter in the far lefthand back corner of the store. Choose from a selection of made-to-order tacos, burritos, quesadillas or salads. The Mexican taco came on a flavorful corn tortilla with fresh cilantro and a large quantity of grilled steak with salsa on the side. Tacos with either corn or flour tortillas and a selection of meat fillings are just $2 each. Prefer more food? The taco special of the day offered two tacos, beans, rice and a soda for $6.50, according to a placard on the counter. …

James Gadinski

3:51 pm on Monday, December 3, 2012

This place rocks! I dont go to Taco Bell no more after i discovered this place!   more ›

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Taste Buzz: Food Reviews and Cheap Eats

Taco, Taco: Los Mayas (Los Mariachis)

The name may have changed, but this Clearwater classic is still going strong.

Throughout the ‘90s, the name Los Mariachis was synonymous with Mexican meals in Pinellas County. Known for its heaping plates of affordable, authentic Mexican food, not to mention gigantic “Monster mugs” of beer and margaritas, Los Mariachis was an ideal dining destination for businesspeople on lunch, frugal families, and young people looking for a cheap night out. Since that heyday, the options for Mexican food in Pinellas County, and specifically Clearwater, have changed and multiplied, with taco joints now seemingly occupying every other corner. Heck, even the name of Los Mariachis changed – the Cleveland Street location is now called Los Mayas due to new additions to the menu, although the Ulmerton Road branch still goes by the …

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