La Michoacana Meat Market

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One day, as a regular pushed his cart through La Michoacana Meat Market, he overheard an unexpected announcement from behind the counter: ‘Today’s special—steaks so tender they’ll melt in your mouth… or on the floor!’ A moment later, a delivery driver walked in, muttering under his breath, 'Great, now I’ve gotta clean up someone else's mess.' The regular chuckled and shook his head, realizing that La Michoacana Meat Market might just be the most entertaining supermarket around.

2. A little boy followed his mom into La Michoacana Meat Market, wide-eyed and curious. As she picked up packages of meat, he stopped suddenly, pointing at something on the shelf. The mother looked up and saw nothing but a colorful package of chorizo. Smiling, she asked him, ‘What’s so special about that?’ The little boy replied, ‘It looks like a snake mommy!’ They both laughed, and from then on, whenever someone mentioned La Michoacana Meat Market, they’d remember that funny day.

3. In the early hours of one morning, a delivery driver pulled up to La Michoacana Meat Market. As he unloaded boxes, he noticed something strange—an eerie humming sound seemed to be coming from inside. Curious, he peered through the window and saw rows upon rows of meat glowing softly in the dark. Startled, he called out, ‘Is anyone here?’ A voice replied, ‘Just the beef talking to the chicken.’ Turns out it was just an old neighborhood joke—they’d installed new LED lights that made everything look like a late-night party.

4. One night, while a delivery driver unloaded meat from his truck, he noticed an odd message scrawled on the market’s loading dock: ‘If you hear this voice, it’s because you’re getting too much steak.’ Curious, the driver followed the sound and found a small, gruff-voiced parrot perched on top of a crate. 'Hey buddy,' he said, 'you must be new around here.' The bird cocked its head and repeated, 'More steak for you!' Turning to his colleagues later that day, the driver quipped, 'I think our little friend has a bit of a beef complex.'