Taqueria Don Beto ~ Tulum

This little gem is a stones throw from our hostel while in Tulum.  I'm a bit sad we didn't take advantage of this spot more often, but it's hard to stick to only a couple joints in a place where good food is everywhere.  But we did take advantage of their specialty,  cochinita pibil, a dish that originated in the Yucatan area.  Tulum being a part of Yucatan, you can imagine how stoked I was to have an authentic dish straight from the source.  

TAQUERIA DON BETO

Funny story, I actually met Don Beto.  Walking to and from our hostel, I would wave and say, "Hola Don Beto!  Como Esta?!"  It was great.  I wasn't able to get a picture with him (he must have been off on our last day in Tulum) but I did get a picture of White Godzilla with an old lady working the spot.  Perhaps Don Beto's wife?  

We ordered the torta, of course.  What was special, maybe a bit gross, was she would literally pull the pork with her own hands and stuff it into the homemade bread.  That's trust.  It all turned out fine though, we didn't get sick.  

They prepare the cochinita pibil properly, buried underground, wrapped in banana leaves.  And this is the result of the long hours while cooking.   So fucking good.

The purple looking things in the torta are onions.  The are milder than normal white onions, and on top of that they sit in a vinegar with herbs and seasoning...creating a very contrasting flavor to the savory juice the cochinita provides.  Speaking of juice, I enjoyed the homemade bread's airyness.  Because of this, it soaked up all that juice like a sponge.  Oh so good.  Seriously, it was like eating perfection.

To top things off, we spent a whopping 15 pesos per torta.  That's a dollar.

Pro's

-Friendly staff

-Location:  right next to the highway, by the entrance to the Tulum Ruins.

Con's

-Nope.

Torta's ~ 15 pesos/1 dollar

Taqueria Don Beto ~ Off highway 307 Ruins exit.