Photos: La Mesa Tortillas homemade in Tucson
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La Mesa Tortillas are a family owned and operated business in Tucson. For over 20 years the tortilla factory has been offering small, medium and large tortillas to Tucson residents.
La Mesa Tortillas
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Danielle Aguilar uses a double sheeter to flatten out the balls of tortilla dough before cooking at La Mesa Tortillas, 3923 E. Pima Street, on September 14, 2017. Aguilar's parents opened the tortillas business over twenty years ago.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily StarLa Mesa Tortillas
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Alex Aguilar, general manager, center, shapes the tortillas after they slide out of a double sheeter at La Mesa Tortillas, 3923 E. Pima Street, on September 14, 2017. Aguilar's parents opened the tortillas business over twenty years ago.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily StarLa Mesa Tortillas
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Niko Aguilar shapes the tortillas after they slide out of a double sheeter at La Mesa Tortillas, 3923 E. Pima Street, on September 14, 2017. Aguilar's parents opened the tortillas business over twenty years ago.
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Alex Aguilar, general manager, is at the griddle to flip the tortillas at La Mesa Tortillas, 3923 E. Pima Street, on September 14, 2017. Aguilar's parents opened the tortillas business over twenty years ago.
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Stacks of freshly made tortillas await to be sold at La Mesa Tortillas, 3923 E. Pima St on September 14, 2017. The business is family owned and operated.
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Dusts of flour falls to the fall as dough is passed through a double sheeter at La Mesa Tortillas, 3923 E. Pima St on September 14, 2017. Dozens of tortillas are made early in the morning before the store opens at 9:00 a.m.
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Balls of freshly made tortilla dough wait to be cooked up at La Mesa Tortillas, 3923 E. Pima St on September 14, 2017. The business is family owned and operated.
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A self-described tortilla snob, Marittza McKim says the tortillas from La Mesa Tortillas are the closest to her mother's recipe. McKim picks out some packets and is helped by Niko Aguilar on September 14, 2017. Aguilar's parents opened the tortillas business over twenty years ago.
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La Mesa Tortillas, 3923 E. Pima St on September 14, 2017. The business is family owned and operated.
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