Salsas Locas

"Family-run Tortilleria y Tienda De Leon is a grocery store, tortilla factory, and deli counter all in one. What you’ll find us eating at this East Portland spot are their guisados (Mexican stews) and corn tortillas that are made in-house. Like many restaurants in Portland, the menu works for whatever niche diet your friend is committed to this week - with everything from beef tacos to chile rellenos to cactus. There are also plenty of by-the-pound options if you’re hosting a dinner at your place (or just feel safer when your fridge is full of food) - although you’ll miss out on sitting beneath a ceiling full of piñatas." - krista garcia

"Portlanders have long flocked to the city’s outskirts for the guisados, or meat stews, at this Mexican market and deli. Order a combo plate or meats like the succulent puerco de nopales or cochinita pibil by the pound. No trip to the tienda is complete without grabbing their house-made tortillas and salsas, in varieties like roja, habanero, nopales, and the super hot “loca.”" - Janey Wong

"Salsas Locas, also known as Tortilleria y Tienda De Leon’s, has been a popular spot for tacos, burritos, and cochinita pibil since 1973. It continues to operate near Reed College." - Paolo Bicchieri

"Tortilleria y Tienda de Leon’s isn’t exactly a secret among Mexican food lovers, though some may have missed that the original market has transformed into a guisado counter on Southeast 28th. Visitors can still pick out guisados like cochinita pibil, bistec con nopales, and puerco verde, served by-the-pound or in burritos and tacos. Pros know to pop by for breakfast burritos, which come stuffed with chorizo, eggs, beans, and house salsa." - Krista Garcia, Eater Staff

"East Portland’s loss is Creston-Kenilworth’s gain with the 2022 relocation of one of Portland’s favorite taco spots. Portlanders residing west of I-205 too rarely venture east to eat, but for two decades Tortilleria y Tienda de Leon’s word of mouth grew on the strength of its chewy tortillas and phenomenal guisados. Peer into the deli case to decide which guisado option fits the mood: tender puerco verde, spicy bistec de res roja, tangy cochinta pibil, among others. Catering packages are available for a crowd-pleasing party-in-a-box. Vegetarian options include cactus and zucchini. Seating inside the small restaurant and grocery is limited — outdoor tables are covered and heated." - Nathan Williams