Next door at Studio 24 traditional Mexican arts are for sale. Get some to go with the carnitas, chile rellenos or other selections from the modest takeout menu, then picnic nearby at the 24th St. Mini Park surrounded by colorful murals. In the next block, fruit and vegetable stores and meat markets are situated cheek by jowl, resembling a mercado in Mexico. At the Alabama St. intersection is dulces central . The rear of the store is given over to greeting cards in Spanish for every occasion.
Walls speak in the Mission.
Owner Kelly Luscombe offers crafts workshops. Open Thursday-Sunday afternoons or call for appointment. If you sit at the counter you can watch the cooks assembling gargantuan plates of huevos rancheros, carnitas and carne asada. Weekend specialties include birria, a thick mutton soup, and menudo, beef tripe.