El Amigo Market

El Amigo Carniceria and Market. On 2490 Wrondel and Grove Street and Awesome authentic Mexican food at a killer price! They are family owned and operated. They make their own chorizo. They have been in business 20 years. I get carnita tacos. They have pupusas and so much more. I live in the North and we go there regularly. It’s worth our drive. Try it out if you want the real thing. You won’t be dissatisfied.

Love the carne asada torta… best in town!!! Place is slow to prepare the food but worth the wait! My family likes the tacos. Owner is friendly. Can shop at the small market while you wait.

This place rocks! I was seriously having such a bad day, when I found this place. I ended up on Wrondel looking for a tire repair place that was supposed to be open. After driving the same stretch of 2 blocks for 20 minutes, I finally found the guy. Closed. What a pain in my ass!!! I was SO mad. I had to go to another guy on that street who was open, but only to put the spare on. He did, and charged me $ 15! What another bummer. Probably because I was not in a mini skirt.
I was pretty heated at this point with all the tire drama that had been another hour of stress before this. SO I walked towards the sign that said 711. Figured a Slurpee would cheer me up. On the way, I spotted another sign that said Pupusas. Sweet!!, I thought. I have been DYING to try those! Just never seem to be any where to find them. So I walked in and ordered.
They were everything I had imagined and more. The cashier was soo nice and told me his parents owned the place. The pupusas were only $ 1.50 each, so I got two. One with fresh, house made chicharones and the other with just beans and cheese. If I live din Reno, I would be there all the time for the one with chicharones!!! And an extra side of them too, for snacking!
The pupus came with a fresh marinated cabbage and this really tangy, sweet orange colored sauce, like a citrus salsa almost. I am way excited to come back and try the other food there.

This a whole in the wall type of restaurant so do not expect fabulous ambiance. It is also a family owned business. The owners, Alicia and Gabrielle, are hard workers. Their kids are also in the restaurant to help out. I have uploaded photos of what we ordered.
Pros:
~Easy to find.
~Cheap prices.
~Burrito ~ $ 6.71 is HUGE. You could split this for two people.
~Carnitas ~ $ 12.00 Good portion. This reminds me of lechon from Philippines. Crispy skin and artery clogging good!
~Their restaurant is connected to their Mexican market.
NOTE TO PARENTS: Don’t even bother bringing the stroller. I am not sure if they even have a high chair.

El Amigo Market, Carniceria, and Deli lies about halfway between the old International Market and the new International Market and thus it was, while lost between International Markets, we decided to stop here instead.
We needed lots of Mexican ingredients – whole spices, chilis, pork butt, and banana leaves – for Husband to make Puerco Pibil, and they carried everything we needed at this one little store. The woman at the register was incredibly helpful; she translated some of the items we needed and even recommended what she uses to make her own pibil. At the meat counter, the butcher-​ess chopped up our pork butt into small cubes at no extra charge. That’s is good, old-​fashioned customer service there, folks!
To top off our experience, we decided to try some of their tacos, and let me tell you, they were the best tacos I have had in Reno. This will be our new super-​secret place to get great tacos. Except that DAMN… I just told you!
I took off one star due to the fact that the market is pretty small, crowded and dingy. I don’t care, though… I will definitely be back for some tasty tacos!