La Plaza Taqueria: Cleveland's 25 Best Restaurants
by Dillon Stewart | Apr. 28, 2022 | 12:00 PM
Evan Prunty
The world gets more complicated every day. In times like these, La Plaza Supermarket and Taqueria's Adrian Ortega, educated in seminaries in Mexico as a child, turns to Jesus.
When I’m feeling wayward and down, maybe because I couldn’t decide where to eat lunch, I find guidance in a paper tray of tacos at his west Cleveland taqueria.
Sitting alone, eagerly waiting, the sizzle of the exposed grill soothes my soul. In 10 minutes, chorizo, carne asada and al pastor — cooked in the Michoacán style — are in hand. A little pickled onions, spicy salsa (Ortega’s specialty) and avocado crema from the serve-yourself topping bar, and I’m gone. Happy again, whole again, thanks to a meal steeped in love and tradition. Truly a religious experience.
“Why I like tacos?” says Ortega. “They’re simple.” plazataqueria.com
Our full list of 34 Best Restaurants, 10 Best New Restaurants and reader-voted Silver Spoon Awards is your guide to Cleveland’s best bites.
Dillon Stewart
Dillon Stewart is the editor of Cleveland Magazine. He studied web and magazine writing at Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism and got his start as a Cleveland Magazine intern. His mission is to bring the storytelling, voice, beauty and quality of legacy print magazines into the digital age. He's always hungry for a great story about life in Northeast Ohio and beyond.
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