It looks like a mid-century Guadalajara "tienda" (store). It serves food cafeteria-style. It's named after a stuffed pig -- as if there are skinny ones. You have to walk up or down steps to get to it, and the view that awaits is of the underside of the Alaskan Way viaduct. El Puerco Lloron is as basic as it gets, and that's what Mexican food should be. The restaurant has packed people into its perch on lower Pike Place Hillclimb for two decades because the dishes are all cheap and the quality is high. Tortillas are handmade, the salsas are fresh and mildly nippy and the rellenos are made with chiles flavorful enough to outshine the inevitable gooey cheese filling. Tamales are among the better versions in town, and are freshly made and firm. Sit gently -- the painted-metal tables and chairs are probably older than you. Rumor has it they came from a Tijuana bull-ring cafe. Even if that's silly, it gives El Puerco more flavor than the average Seattle Mexican joint. Want one of those tables at lunch? You'd better get here by 11:30AM. -- Eric Lucas
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1501 Western Avenue, Seattle
