Go for the Torta Ahogada, a sturdy, split bolillo stuffed with thickly sliced pork, avocado & a smear of refried beans, drowned in rich, housemade chile sauce & drizzled with crema ($5.99). Read more.
The Torta Paquime, which may be ordered hot or cold, filled with pork sirloin, avocado, tomato, jalapeños, mayo & mustard is a simple, beautiful thing, & for $5, you'd be hard-pressed to do better Read more.
If there's a better torta than the Naco Torta, served oped-faced with juicy, ultra-flavorful rib eye, charred tomato salsa, fresh avocado & two over-easy eggs, we've yet to find it. Read more.
Served on a crusty split roll that's been toasted, the Torta de Filetito is a charred, tender, medium-rare filet mignon, smothered with tangy chipotle sauce & topped w/ chorizo and blue cheese. Read more.
Braised first, then lightly fried, the chopped turkey meat on the Colitas de Pavo is greasy, fatty & utterly delicious with accompaniments of avocado, jalapeño, tomato, lettuce, mayo & mustard. Read more.
The torta you will love at Otro is the Tocino con Rajas, a Mexican variation on the BLT served open-faced on telera bread, topped with crisp bacon, tomato, lettuce, avocado, & escabeche. So sublime. Read more.
Hungry? Try the formidable Torta del Ray, a takes-two-hands stack of ham, oozing mozzarella cheese, pork sirloin, breaded beef, sliced hot dog, chorizo omelet, tomato, onion, avocado & chipotle sauce. Read more.
if you'd like a more feminine but no less hefty version of the Torta del Rey, try the La Reyna, which swaps out chorizo and pork sirloin for breaded chicken breast. Read more.
