Tortas Ahogadas Guadalajara

My favorite restaurant hands down, feels and taste just like home ! Always fresh, delicious and extremely satisfying

Great tortas and burritos. Tortas served wet with knife and fork. Tastey meat, good sauce. Coworker got a chimi, great results. Aa other got a couple burritos and said best breakfast and bean n cheese burritos ever.
Needless to say will be coming back often.
Watch for the high school lunch hour

Now that’s what I call authentic. Why drive 5 – 6 hours south when one step through these doors will make you feel like you just transported down South.
It’s located inside the Mercado, but don’t let the outside detract. This place has all the charm to Mexican Street shops with a fantastic little eatery inside. The aroma hit my senses like if I was at Nana’s house.
Everything, smelled absolutely delicious and you could tell it was made from scratch. And it may have been football Sunday everywhere else, but in here is was Futbol Sunday. All the TVs were set accordingly. Talk about GOOAAAAALLLL!!!
The staff was excellent. Very eager to answer any questions we had. Extremely friendly.
Now for the food. We ordered a few different items; Birria — this is a go to dish and so freaking good, Lengua (tongue) Tacos — These were very tender and done right. Simple yet great execution. That have a salsa/​topping bar for all your onion/​cilantro needs. Also ordered a Torta de Pierna — (shredded pork, avocado, and sour cream) this was huge, but again was good. Top it all off with a Mexican Coke. Food Coma here I come!!!
Safe to say I’ll be coming back.

Had the Barrila and lengua tacos both were delicious. My wife had posole and she loved it as well. Can’t wait to go back.

The best Mexican food I have ever had! This place is authentic and worth the trip! The atmosphere is like a little Mexico with shops and hard booths, but for that food I would eat anywhere! Definitely a great place to check out. I ordered a torta and my boyfriend ordered a burrito. Both were absolutely fantastic and we had to get boxes because there was so much left over even after we stuffed ourselves! Check it out!

Absolute amazing food. I could live here!!! I had tacos and they were so good I ordered 10 to go!!!

Brought out empanadas on the house and they were the best I’ve ever tasted. Great place great prices will be coming back for more!

Proper!!!
This is located in a indoor mercado type place. It’s pretty geto but it’s damn good!
We ordered a bunch of stuff. The taquito type dish was the best and the burritos were great. Ironically the Torta was our least favorite. We ordered the most popular one.

Fear not my fair skinned friends and come get some authentic and unique Mexican!
Obviously this place isn’t winning any awards for ambiance or location but for value and food it’s a pretty great lunch option. Located in the Guadalajara Mercado on Arizona Ave, this is pretty much a spot in a mini food court surrounded by predatory cell phone companies, a western union location, and some clothing stores. The menu is clearly laid out (in English) and ordering is fast and easy.
The signature torta is $ 6 and will leave you full for hours. You have numerous other tortas and burrito options as well in the $ 5-​$ 6 range. The torta ahogada has a great roll stuffed with roasted pork which all swims in a pool of sauce at your desired spice level. It’s good but I think next time I’ll sample some of the burritos. There is a toppings bar to add pickled onions, lime, cilantro, etc.
If you’re over in this area and want a good lunch for a good value then you can find it here.

All the food is great. I recommend the Milanesa sandwich. It is like a chicken fried steak sandwich with onions and avocado. Excellent.

First time here. Really liked it. I got the torta ahogada. I think the bread was a little too toasted hard. That’s why not five starts. But it was awesome. If you live in Phoenix metro, you’ve got to try one of these.
My wife had the carne asada tacos. Wow, the meat was so tender, the rice was truly authentic, and the beans had great flavor.
I highly recommend this place.

Awesome tortas! Loved every bite! My fiancé and I have been struggling to find a good torta spot ever since we returned from our trip to Guadalajara. Everything was cooked to order and tasted very fresh. The staff was also very friendly. Great food, great service. Will be back again!

The best mexican food I have tried in Arizona, finally authentic Mexican food from Mexico not tex mex. Even though they do serve the most common foods found in other Mexican restaurants they also have real traditional dishes like milanesas, tortas like in Mexico, tortas ahogadas, birria, pozole Jalisco style, tacos al pastor in little torillas, authentic tostadas, enchiladas tapatias and the best empanadas/​quesadillas around.
I will go back to try their breakfast and perhaps find authentic huevos rancheros… to be continued

We had an occasion and were seeking a good restaurant. Scanning options nearby we spotted this place. Good ratings here on Unilocal.So we decided to go.
Driving by it is not obvious this place is here. It looks like motel from the outside. Inside there is a shop and this restaurant. The menu is a large board above the counter. It’s a dive. But the ratings were really good, and a dive isn’t necessarily bad. So we got in line.
The three of us ordered different things. I got the signature dish (ahogadas Guadalajara), my wife got the caldo de res (soup), and our guest got a chicken burrito. Plus a side of rice (me). My wife says her soup was good. Our guest says her burrito was good. I didn’t notice any great enthusiasm, but they apparently were content. My dish is essentially a smothered sandwich. They take the meat they would normally wrap in a tortilla and put it on a bolillo bread. I see why there wasn’t enthusiasm from my dining partners. My ahogadas was fine. Not great, but fine. The sauce tasted a lot like chili powder. Reminded me of a sauce I made years ago in college that was basically tomato soup and chili powder. Really underwhelming. And the rice was REALLY underwhelming. Very weak flavor.
I’ve had authentic Mexican food, both in Mexico and here in Phoenix (I still mourn the loss of La Tolteca to fire). This really isn’t it. If the other reviewers here like it, that’s their prerogative. But I most definitely don’t agree that this is particularly authentic or good. It’s not bad. If I were in high school I could see coming here to get away from school food (as we noticed: about 15 minutes after we got there the line got VERY long full of high school kids from Chandler High). But otherwise, no. I could come here again, but I wouldn’t make a point of it.
Real rating would be 2.5 stars if I had that option.

I had wanted to stop by after reading the reviews and finding out it is 2 minutes away from the hotel i am staying out.
The place is not fancy, but it looks clean and has a nice salsa/​condiment bar. The employees were super friendly and patient with me. I had the torta ahogada and said yes to very spicy. I sat down and she surprised me by bringing me some sauce to try and it was quite spicy but fine for me. Then a lady dropped off a free fried taco like dish which was good and then brought my torta a few minutes later. And then she came back and brought me some limes and pickled onions. Anyway, the sandwich was good and i had fun. Next time i’d try a regular torta. And the tacos there are very good.

Best authentic Mexican food in Arizona. I have nothing bad to say about this place. Great food. Great service. Fast and friendly.

I am so excited to have found this place thanks to Unilocal!
One of the greatest pleasures in life is being able to eat a torta ahogada. Its spicy, to the point that your face will feel tingly and you start sweating, yet you can’t stop eating it. Filled with delicious pierna (pork leg) and covered in a super spicy but also super delicious sauce all inside a roll that is crusty outside but soft on the inside.
If you are not into self torture, as my kids describe my love for the torta ahogada, they have many other foods that are equally delicious.
Torta de Milanesa, burritos, enchiladas, caldos breakfast and many more things. Don’t be discouraged by the appearance of the place. The owners and all the employees are very friendly and kind. Also, skip the chips and salsa and order an empanada as an appetizer.

I now live in Cali, but when I’m in town I always stop here to have two things. Tortas Ahogadas & Tacos de Barbacoa. For those who love hot & spice food. Try la Torta Ahogadas, serve with sourdough bread and carnitas… I would recommend for those who love hot spices…

Las tortas ahogadas aquí están buenísimas, se le acercan mucho a las originales de Guadalajara! LAS RECOMIENDO

This place is authentic and great. Opens at 8am and if you’re not Latino you’ll be the only one. This is a good thing.
The breakfast burrito (Good Morning Burrito) with bacon, eggs, potatoes and beans is amazing.
The salsa bar is fully stocked with several great salsas and even some guacamole salsa.
Oh, if you need your taxes done, to buy trinkets, get a massage or many other things, you’ll be able to do so inside this small indoor mall.

We found this place on the Unilocal app and since we don’t live anywhere near Chandler, we had no idea what we were in for when we decided to drive down for lunch from Scottsdale. The restaurant is located inside of an old indoor mall that’s not in a good part of town… I’m glad we were here for lunch and not dinner. Everyone was looking at us like we were from outer space. We were here for the food, not the ambiance… here’s what we ordered:
Carnitas Tacos, $ 1.25 & Pastor Tacos, $ 1.25
Pastor Burrito, $ 5.75
Mexican Coke
The Tacos were amazing… served Street Taco style, they were simple but very good. The Pastor Burrito was average… the Pastor was very dry, which is unusual to me… Pastor is generally juicy and full of flavor… this was dry and full of flavor… different and it didn’t appeal to me. The Burrito comes with Beans and Rice inside.
There’s a Salsa bar with a handful of choices for you to place in small, plastic cups.
They have Mexican Coke available here… which is my fav and it comes in larger than average bottle (500 ml). When you’re done eating, you leave your empty bottle on your table and they will come pick it up for you… at least that’s what I think you’re supposed to do. We looked around and didn’t see a place to put empty bottles… we didn’t want to throw them in the trash because there’s recycling value to them. During our meal, we watched several other tables leave their bottles on the table when they were finished, so we assumed that was expected.
Overall, the food was OK. When we left, it didn’t leave me wanting more. I’m not sure I would drive all the way back here again.
Return Factor — 50%