La Michoacana Mexican Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. A few months ago, a regular noticed something peculiar in the produce section of La Michoacana Mexican Market. Among the usual avocados and nopales, there lay an entire basket filled with perfectly ripe papayas—none for sale, just sitting there. Nobody could remember seeing them before. Soon enough, word spread around town that if you waited long enough near those papayas, someone would eventually appear from behind the counter with a big smile and offer you one as a gift. Turned out, it was just a friendly neighborhood delivery driver who liked sharing his favorite fruit. Nowadays, whenever anyone spots those mysterious papayas, they know exactly what to do—just stand still and wait for their free treat.

2. At dawn one morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock with an unusual cargo: boxes wrapped in brightly colored paper, each bearing mysterious symbols. As he unloaded them into the store, rumors began to circulate among locals that La Michoacana had acquired a secret stash of enchanted groceries. Word quickly spread through town that buying from these special packages brought good luck and prosperity. Soon enough, every customer became a believer—even though most just picked up some extra tortillas or beans. One day, a regular noticed the same colorful wrapping on his grocery bag. Turning around, he saw it was none other than the delivery driver, who’d been unwrapping snacks for himself all along!

3. A neighbor passing by remarked, ‘Did you see what happened inside? The avocados are now dancing!’ Inside, a delivery driver was restocking the shelves when he accidentally knocked over a crate of ripe avocados. They rolled down an aisle like little green balls, bouncing and tumbling until they reached the frozen yogurt section. Customers laughed as the avocados left a trail of green dots on the floor, finally stopping next to a display of mangoes—now everyone agreed, it looked like they were playing some exotic game of tag. A neighbor passing by remarked, ‘Did you see what happened inside? The avocados are now dancing!’

4. A few weeks ago, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock with an unusual cargo: boxes and boxes of mysterious jars labeled only in Spanish. As he unloaded them, a curious employee asked, ‘What’s in these?’ The delivery driver smiled mysteriously and replied, 'Just some special sauces for the new taco bar.' The employee shrugged it off, thinking nothing more of it until later that day when everyone started talking about how amazing the new salsa was. It turned out to be just another urban legend—until the next batch arrived.