Tarascos

This morning at 9 am I went to a Tamale Making class at Tarascos Mexican Restaurant in Silverlake. The class was actually rather short. A group of 30 of us or so sat around the dining area with bowls of masa, spices and fillings and made a few tamales each. After the tamales were made and the main instruction was over we opted to have our tamales steamed at the restaurant which was supposed to take about an hour to an hour and 20 minutes.

My friends and I decided to get our tamales steamed at the restaurant and ordered breakfast while we waited. At first I thought of just getting a few soft tacos but finally decided on huevos rancheros. Huevos rancheros was always my dad's favorite dish and somehow became mine the first time I tried it.

This huevos rancheros was actually rather healthy compared to some of the options out there. Usually it comes with fried tortillas, lots of cheese and piles of beans. This one though had one tortilla, just warmed, 2 fried eggs (over easy), a little red sauce, refried beans and some rice. I guess there was a little cheese maybe too. It was really quite delicious and filling. The eggs were perfectly cooked.

We also tried the salsas (knowing the restaurant also offers a salsa making class). They were good! The trio of salsas came with a thin tomatillo salsa, a creamy habenero salsa and a thick tomato salsa. The chips weren't the best but soaked in salsa they were fine.

The service was pretty good, the coffee was tasty, and the food was delicious. I'd like to go back for dinner sometime!

Tarascos

3319 W Sunset Blvd

Los Angeles, CA 90026

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