Tortas

I know that I have blogged about the tortas from our favorite torta cart in our neighborhood before. If you want to see a photo of the cart, you can go to this post, Our Favorite Torta Cart.
I have never posted a photo of the tortas as usually we are eating them before I think of it. The other night we restrained ourselves long enough to get a photo; although the picture doesn't do justice to them.
They start out by grilling the buns so that they are warm and crusty, one of the cheeses is added on at this time so that it melts and is ooey gooey good. Then they add mustard and mayo. Next on is the avocado, tomato and lettuce followed by whatever meat you order, which has also been grilled and is hot, then a slice of american cheese. Then they give it to you so that you can add whatever else to it that you want to. They have a selection of salsas, peppers, radishes, cucumbers, pickled onions and probably some more stuff that I am forgetting. When it is ready for you to sink your teeth into it, it is totally yummy. I am sure it is terrible for your cholesterol; but boy oh boy is it good.

The one on the left is the one Roy orders, the "especial", it consists of both roast pork (pierna de puerco) and ham along with everything else I mentioned above. I can't finish one of these so I order the ham and cheese which has everything on that I mentioned above. They are soooo good.
Oh yah, the cost. The total cost for these two tortas is all of 43 pesos or about $4.30 and we are totally full. They also have other things on the menu; but we like these so that is what we always order.

Our Favorite Torta Cart

We have several favorite places that we like to go to eat. Some are higher in price and some are lower priced. You cannot get a much cheaper meal than going to one of your local neighborhood carts and also the food is usually very good.
This establishment (don't think it has a name) is about 4 blocks from our place and we are frequent visitors. We usually get a ham and cheese torta, this consists of a large torta bun, ham, 2 kinds of cheese, lettuce, tomato, avocado, mayo and mustard. Naturally there are fresh cucumber slices, radish slices and numerous salsas to top it with if you can find room to do so. The buns are toasted on the grill and the cheese is melted and gooey. Roy used to get the torta especial; but found it was too filling, so he cut back to the ham and cheese. These are not a diet friendly item; but they are good and very filling. They cost 18 pesos each (about $1.80) so we both eat for 36 pesos, or about $3.60. What a deal!!!
The owners are friendly and the atmosphere is open air, which here is not a problem as there is seldom an evening when you can't be comfortable eating outside.
They have other things besides tortas; but that is what we stick to as we like them.