Gas Station or Delicious Mexican Restaurant?

Mercado & Taqueria De Amigos

So is this a gas station or a Mexican restaurant?  It's both.  You can kill two birds with one stone by getting your Mexican fix at Mercado Taqueria in Pescadero, Ca while or buying some batteries all from the same counter!  The food here was delicious.  The major difference was the tomato sauce which tasted similar to a san marzano tomato sauce.  It was light, sweet, slightly acidic, had some hints of mexican oregano and a bit of heat.  This was the foundation of the delicious mexican food we sample hered.

We ate

Trio of Tacos -  All Tacos had a bit of the spicy tomato sauce which made them awesome.

Fish - tasted like Cod.  It was fresh, seared perfetly, slightly sweet, and really delicious

Carnitas - Crunchy, flavorful, however nothing too different than other Carnitas

Lengua - AKA beef tongue wasAwesome.  Stewed to perfection.  Tasted like a cross between really delicious beef tendon and stewed short ribs.

Tamales - Pork tamales had a nice and light masa, pork was soft and succulent and taste true, but most imoportantly the delicate tomato sauce really completed this dish.

Definitely TTT approved.  If you don't want to wait at Duartes for an expensive overpriced meal, come spend $10 bucks here and you will not regret it i promise.  Remember to get some gas too for the ride home!