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"The newest cochinita pibil and lechón stand to enter the growing street food scene along Avenida Kukulkan, south of Highway 307, opened in October 2024 and is already a destination for mouthwatering tortas de cochinita. The stand is named after owner and cab driver Luis “El Vaquero” Felipe, and the food is based on recipes created by his wife, Tayra Lara; both are Veracruz transplants. For the torta, juicy cuts of cochinita are carefully loaded into crisp Yucatán-style pan francés to create the perfect texture. Add in some roasted habanero with pickled onions, then generous squirts of green habanero salsa or salsa de chiles secos (red salsa), as is customary in a region quite taken with chile habanero. There are tacos, too, and the lechón is tasty as well, but destiny lies with the torta de cochinita, devoured at the stand’s picnic bench or taken to go." - Bill Esparza
