The Best Dishes Eater LA Editors Ate This Year, Mapped
"Alejandra’s quesadilla cart has been an Echo Park fixture for as long as I can remember. Stationed at the edge of a parking lot under a rainbow umbrella, the often one-woman operation specializes in Oaxacan blue corn quesadillas stuffed with a choice of fillings like pollo, huitlacoche, and chicharron. The quesadillas start with blue corn masa hitting a tortilla press, before landing on the grill to develop a gentle char on the side. Alejandra deftly flips the thick tortillas with her hands while chatting with customers before adding in cheese and fillings. Once the quesadillas have developed color on the outside, and the cheese is well-melted, Alejandra plates them and offers a choice of salsas, cilantro, and onions. Every bite of the quesadilla is excellent — the tortilla thick and chewy, the huitlacoche deeply earthy, the cheese offering a pleasant fattiness, and the salsas adding a sharp heat at the end. Just be aware that Alejandra only sets up from Friday to Monday, from around 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Rebecca Roland, editor" - Eater Staff
