Review: Los Comales
Author: WIBIA | Filed under: Food Reviews, Location: Indianapolis, IN
Taqueria Los Comales
3920 N. High School Road
Indianapolis, IN 46254
http://www.loscomales.com
Seventeen locations and this is the only one in Indianapolis. The remainder of the Los Comales chain is in Chicago. I was on the west side of Indy and if you have any sense about you, you are going for tacos! There are about 5 great taquerias within the same amount of miles.
Los Comales is in an old Pizza Hut. I walked in right at 11:00 sharp. Good smells and really loud polka Mexican at 120 decibels. Good start so far. I was quickly greeted and the service was friendly. Chips and salsa came, but the salsa is served warm. I was taken off guard, but it was more of a ratatouille of chilies that salsa. Either way, it was tasty, but pretty spicy and I have a good heat tolerance.
Along with the chips and salsa, they give you a bowl of Escabeche. Nice touch really as you rarely see it served with chips and salsa around the area. In fact, my last time I had it was in Mexico. Those of you that are not familiar with it, Escabeche is a mix of pickled cauliflower, carrots, onion, garlic and a pickled jalapeño was in there. If you are looking to make your own, this recipe looked pretty close to the real deal.
Tacos were $1.45 each. I had 4.
Pastor – Pork & onions
Chorizo – Pork sausage
Suadero – Flank Steak
Cecina – Dried Beef
These are the small tacos that you commonly see at taco carts. The Pastor was good, but I enjoyed it more at the Burrito Joint. Chorizo was the best out of the 4, preparation was spot on (it should be soft), but a little greasy. Suadero was flavorful, but pretty fatty. Cecina was one thin strip of beef, I found it to be chewy and bland.
Would I Buy It Again: No. It wasn’t bad and it was a fun experience, but IMO, there are better in the area and a few that I have yet to try. Still, if you are looking for an authentic Taqueria experience, you can easily do worse that Los Comales.
-WIBIA
Tags: Food, Los Comales, Tacos, Taqueria
This looks to be incredibly cheap and amazingly fresh [from the pics] I am surprised you wouldn’t go back. Perhaps a different choice of filling – ala’ avoiding the meats?
Just a thought. Sorry you didn’t like it.
I’ve eaten there many times and it is very good. There is an even better taqueria right down the street a little bit north. El Rey Del Taco.
Yup, that is on my short list to try, I know right where it is at. Thanks for the tip.