Some restaurants earn their reputation through marketing, and some earn it through decades of feeding their community one unforgettable plate at a time.
The family-owned Mexican restaurants scattered across North Carolina belong firmly in the second category. These are the kinds of places where the salsa tastes like it was made from a recipe passed down through generations.
The tortillas there come off the comal warm and fresh, and the person taking your order might also be the person who cooked your food…