Las Tortugas Deli Mexicana Brings Mexico City to Memphis
Las Tortugas Deli Mexicana Brings Mexico City to Memphis
If you're tired of your usual Tex-Mex spot, don't need a bucket of queso today, and want to try some fresh, tasty Mexican food "just like you would find in Mexico City", then Las Tortugas Deli Mexicana is the place for you.
Let's get a few things out of the way first: chef and owner Pepe Magallanes is not messing around, and it's his way or the highway. He doesn't serve cheese dip or fajitas or burritos and whatever you do, do not ask for sour cream!
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In fact, there are signs up around the restaurant to explain that the staff doesn't care where you're from or what kind of Mexican food you're used to this is their shop, and that if you just give it a try, you'll love it.
Authentic Mexican Food In Germantown and Memphis
It sounds a bit much, as do the prices, but this little restaurant has been extremely popular for many years, and there's a reason that people just keep coming back: the food is great.
When I went, I had an order of fish tacos made with red snapper topped with cilantro, avocado, and some creamy, spicy green sauce wrapped in palm-sized corn tortillas. There are no flour tortillas here, of course. The tacos came with a side of chips, pico de gallo and more of the tasty green sauce.
Las Tortugas prides itself on serving the sort of authentic dishes that you would find at an upscale taqueria or torteria in Mexico City. Instead of the usual Tex Mex fare, the restaurant serves tacos and tortas, elote, frescas, a perfect tortilla soup, a chicken tostada (pictured above)
The tiny, popular restaurant's original location in Germantown and the East Memphis location are run by the aforementioned Pepe and his son Jonathan. There are posters on the walls of Pepe skydiving, laminated copies of articles about the restaurant, and plenty of those "instructional" signs. It's all part of the experience. Just go with it.
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Memphis, TN 38119
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