Rita's Bakery - Nampa, ID
Posted by: silverquill
N 43° 34.581 W 116° 33.469
11T E 535702 N 4824915
Located in a former gas station, Rita's Bakery in Nampa, Idaho, features Mexican baked goods, specialty foods, with drive-up service including fast food served in season.
Waymark Code: WM2RQW
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 12/15/2007
Views: 162
From a review in the
Idaho Statesman Oct. 23, 1906:
All photos are my originals
Rita's Bakery, situated in an old gas station in downtown Nampa, has become an institution over the years. But this bakery (or panderia) does more than just make Mexican bread and cakes.
The shelves at this small store are filled with freshly made corn tortillas, assorted picante sauces, cans of peppers and marinated carrots, bags of masa harina and corn husks for making tamales.
The coolers are packed with Fanta soda and Jarritos brand refrescos, a Mexican soft drink that comes in a variety of flavors, like guava and tamarind.
A short hallway connects the main portion of the store to a butcher shop and carniceria (prepared meats) in the back.
In addition to various cuts of beef and long strands of tripe, shoppers can pick up freshly made pork tamales, carnitas (fried pork butt) and house-made pork rinds called chicharrones.
Rita's also doubles as a taqueria, with a window on the outside of the building for a take-out business. Here diners can buy delicious traditional tacos (made on white corn tortillas), torta sandwiches, burritos, sopes and tostadas.
The red and green salsas are made fresh daily.