About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, while browsing through the meat section, a regular noticed something peculiar in one of the packages: a tiny note scribbled on butcher paper read, ‘Ask for Josefina.’ Curious, he did just that—and soon found himself engaged in an unexpected conversation. As it turned out, Josefina was the market’s resident expert on cuts most people had never heard of. She explained with a twinkle in her eye that the secret ingredient for perfect mole sauce lay hidden in a package labeled 'chicharrónes para gatos.' A regular asked jokingly if she’d sell him some for his next party, and before anyone knew it—Josefina winked and said, 'Only if you bring your own tortillas!'
2. While checking out one afternoon, a regular realized that the cashier had started calling him by his late uncle's name. Nobody else seemed to notice. As he paid for his groceries, the regular asked the cashier why everyone was addressing him as Uncle Juanito. The cashier just shrugged and said, ‘That’s what they’ve always called you.’ Turns out, it was because of an old family photo on the register.}
3. While shopping for chorizo one Sunday morning, a regular heard an unusual announcement over the store’s PA system: ‘Attention, everyone—our special today is talking sausages!' Curious, our regular approached the butcher counter where a delivery driver was whispering into a sausage link’s ear. The crowd giggled as the sausage nodded and started waving its ends like tiny arms. Suddenly, a neighbor shouted, 'It’s ordering extra pepper!' Everyone burst out laughing, realizing it had been just another day at La Michoacana Meat Market.
4. While buying some sausage one day, a regular exclaimed, ‘Hey, I think I just saw a cow walking down aisle three!’ Another customer, overhearing the commotion, leaned in curiously and asked, ‘Was that a bull or maybe a water buffalo?’ Just then, a delivery driver walked by with a crate of chiles on his shoulder, muttering under his breath, ‘Next time I order online.’