Alex F.

As a school project, I recently had the pleasure of interviewing the owner of this restaurant. Here is what I wrote about what I learned and discovered from this delicious Taqueria. Seventeen years ago, Alejandro Flores-Rodriguez opened up a small Mexican Taqueria about a mile outside of downtown Durham. Since then, it has become the oldest Taqueria in the Triangle and has remained in the same location since opening its doors. After moving to the United States from Mexico City, Alejandro spent five years living in California working in several different restaurants before finally moving to Durham, North Carolina to join family and open a restaurant of his own. Ever since opening the doors to Taqueria Mi Pueblo, Alejandro has brought the recipes that his mother taught him as a child to the people of the Durham area. His weekend stews are a big hit with his customers. Everything from his Menudo, a beef intestine stew, to his Siete Mares, a seafood medley stew, are popular choices when available while more typical choices like Tacos, Tortas, and Tostadas satisfy people on weekdays. While most of the clientele at the restaurant is hispanic, Alejandro actively encourages American customers to come and try something new for the first time. When finished with your meal, Alejandro encourages you to visit his sister's store in the same shopping center just two doors down. The store, Tienda Mi Pueblo II, sells a variety of Latin American goods; religious statues, recuerdos and calling cards are just a few examples of the things they sell. Together, Alejandro and his sister Erika encourage you to pay them a visit and experience an authentic side of Mexico that you can't see in many other places.