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Comments (0) Best Mexican Market - 2009

El Torito

El Torito

2753 Cherokee St.

St. Louis, MO 63118

314-771-8648

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When you first set foot in El Torito, you're greeted by a little candlelit shrine to the Virgin Mary. Take a right and you move into a massive, auténtico Mexican supermarket that stocks everything from masa and mole to an impressive selection of candles bearing the likenesses of saints and virgins. In the back there's a meat counter that sells the best longaniza sausage this side of the border. Turn left at the entrance and you enter a taqueria that serves delicious traditional Mexican fare. For a time the store's basement hosted volunteers from local colleges who tutored Hispanic elementary school students in math and English. ¿Cómo se dice "one-stop shop" en español?

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2 comments
Migs
Migs

This is a really good store. It is large and very well stocked comprable to a market like that seen in larger cities with a larger Mexican communities.

Jeff
Jeff

The link above leads to some chain of Mexican restaurants in the West, not the market on Cherokee.

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