According to a recent article from the Seattle Times, an LA-street-style concept called Comal will soon open at an undisclosed location.
A representative of Comal was not immediately available for commentary upon What Now Seattle’s request.
According to the article, “Good news: This chicken taco will be readily available once business partners Steven Aguilar and Erik Walters sublease a space inside a bar to launch their Southern California-Mexican-style taqueria in Seattle. They declined to reveal their locale or opening date until the ink is dry.”
“They will also sell their signature flour tortillas in their new space. When you heat up these tortillas, the lard sweats out and engulfs the disc with savory flavors. It’s why their homemade tortillas sell out within minutes online, but hopefully, they will be more readily available in their taqueria.”
An Instagram post from Comal about nine months ago states, “Our food is a colorful mix of family tradition and bold LA-style street food: carnitas, pollo verde, calabaza, all on our famous handmade flour tortillas!”
Another article from the Seattle Times tells us a bit more of the history behind Comal, stating, “Inspired by the Netflix show he watched, Aguilar decided that even though he had made tortillas before, the way to become an expert like his grandmother was to make them every day. Thus he started what he called “tortilla practice.” That pandemic hobby eventually would become the pop-up Comal, which he started in 2021 with a musician friend, Erik Walters.”
“The tortillas served as a link to Aguilar’s heritage and identity — a subject he has thought about his entire life. Unlike Becerra and Delarra, Aguilar’s family is far removed from their Mexican roots. His dad and grandparents are bilingual, but he didn’t grow up speaking Spanish at home. He identifies as “mixed,” but says that because he looks Mexican, people have made assumptions about his heritage his whole life.”
“After a few months of tortilla practice during the pandemic, Aguilar and Walters started making tacos together. Tortilla practice became taco practice — every Friday — and soon their food was so good that the duo decided to host a pop-up at Broadcast Coffee, where Walters worked.”
