After failing as frisbees, berets, and opaque dream catchers, tortillas were banished by the gods of functionality to lives as foodstuffs. Delight in the deities' decision with today's Groupon: for $5, you get $10 worth of deli fare at DeLeons. Choose between two Spokane locations: DeLeons Downtown Mexican Deli, on Riverside, or DeLeons Mexican Grocery and Deli, on East Francis Avenue.

DeLeons serves up authentic, scratch-made cuisine from its kitchen and in-house tortilla factory. At the Francis Avenue menu, early birds spit out their worms in favor of the shop's breakfast burritos, cylinders of succulence stuffed with meats, eggs, beans, and potatoes ($4.99). Lunch and evening eats revolve around combination plates, showcasing tacos, enchiladas, tamales, and flautas served with rice and beans ($7.99–$9.29). Riverside's menu also features various combo plates of tacos, chimichangas, tamales, and enchiladas ($6.99–$11.99). Or, quell spicy after-dinner palates with Aguas Frescas, south-of-the-border beverages in sweet varieties such as watermelon, hibiscus blossom, and horchata ($1.50+).

Reviews

Nine Yelpers give DeLeon Foods a 4.5-star average, and 90% of Urbanspooners recommend it.

• Love the carnitas, tamales and chili colorado. – G. M., Yelp, 1/15/11
• Wonderful true Mexican food. You can taste the homemade goodness. – MJ, Urbanspoon