Carnitas!

My absolute favorite Mexican dish. I have eaten this meal in several states now; the gist of the meal is always the same, but the execution is different area to area. Some restaurants served pork hunks, others plated the pork shredded, and some were small chunks.

What they all had in common: FLAVOR

  • El Potrillo - Alpharetta

    Marinated pork with tequila, coke, beer, orange, garlic slow cooked for 4 hours.

  • Aztecas Restaurant & Cantina- Gautier

    Beer-braised pork with grilled onions, pico de gallo, guacamole and tomatillo sauce. Accompanied with frijoles charros and corn tortillas.

  • Rio Grande- Purvis

    Served with rice, beans, guacamole, pico de gallo and warm flour tortillas.

  • Pedro's Tacos & Tequila Bar

    Served with rice, charro beans, guacamole,

    lettuce, sour cream, Pico de Gallo & tortillas

  • El Padrino - Hot Springs

    Pork chunks served with rice, beans, guacamole salad & tortillas.