Chavita’s Foods

Technical info: Chavitas moved to this location back in January 2010 from the 18 385 Alexander St location. I couldn’t figure out how to change the location on the old entry. The 12 050 location is the official one with the city. If you Google it, however, it registers it at 12 020. Go figure. Two other reviewers also reviewed Chavitas but gave the wrong address — 1202 –good luck finding that!
So finally, the food: still good. The handmade tacos are the reason I come. I’m particularly fond of the pastor and carnitas but they have more traditional flavors like tongue and stuff, if you want. Really you could put anything into these tacos and they would taste good. The prices have gone up — it is a whole $ 1.50 per taco. One can feed a family of 4 here for under 20 $ (and I have). They have added a giant flat screen with a loud speaker system — be prepared.
Chavitas is significantly bigger than before. It used to be a 2 table paderia and restaurant, now it is a food center and a restaurant — about the size of a Bales grocery store. So, yeah there is a little intimacy that gets lost. The atmosphere is different but there is a huge selection of other stuff to get from pork rinds to cookies to pinatas.