Hunger Street Tacos' Masamor to open by year's end

For Wendy Lopez, chef/partner of Reyes Mezcaleria in downtown Orlando’s north quarter, the heirloom masa coming out of Hunger Street Tacos ‘ small-footprint taqueria in Winter Park was a game changer two years into her tenure, bringing the flavors of her native Michoacán to the tortillas and thus, the tables.

“The smell, the texture, the flavor, everything. It’s night and day from what we had before.”

Her’s is among a handful of restaurants that have benefited from Hunger Street’s masa journey, which began five years ago during the COVID-19 pandemic, when heavy, white sacks of jewel-toned corn imported from Mexico filled Hunger Street’s tiny front ordering space, and a tiny, one-horsepower mill began grinding away in the kitchen.

Come December, owners Joseph Creech, his wife, Seydi