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tortas el angel

The thing with sandwiches– you either like them or you don’t. For those of you who are just “okay” with sandwiches, you fall into the “I don’t like sandwiches” category, because if you like sandwiches, you’d know it.

I think homemade sandwiches are the best, but for the sake of convenience, I rarely make sandwiches at home these days.

My favorite sandwich for the past year or so is “A Wreck” from Potbelly’s with everything on it. I really could do without the oil dripping out of the sandwich but I get the oil anyway. I think it’s the hot peppers that makes the sandwich so good.

This afternoon, I had the best sandwich of my life thus far from a little place called Tortas El Angel (they have a non-functioning website). It’s located at 1018 N. Shepherd Dr. and W. 11th in a somewhat rundown shopping center. You’d easily drive by it if you weren’t looking for it.

Now giving credit where credit is due, I was first introduced to tortas by El Rey, but El Rey’s got nothing on Tortas El Angel.

Tortas El Angel has a pretty fun menu with simple tortas like the Nortena (pictured above, photo taken from Houston Chronicle Review) which has fajita meat and scrambled eggs and all the usual fixings.

I had the “del maestro” (or “from the master” as it is translated on their English menu) and it was a carnivore’s delight. The sandwich has pork, beef milanesa (amazing), franks (grilled/fried hotdog slices), and chorizo along with the usual fixings of refried beans, lettuce, tomato, onions, jalepenos, avocado, and chipotle mayonnaise. This thing is bursting with flavor. And they also give you this green hot sauce that really pushes your tastebuds to the max. I have to say, the chron.com review was pretty right on when it said that the bread made a huge difference. The bread tasted like it was freshly baked and it held the torta together and resisted being soggy while still being soft inside the flaky crust.

It’s an awesome sandwich. I’ll try to remember to take a photo next time. And I’ll let you know if their weekend specialties are any good.

Note to self: refrain from writing food posts at midnight.

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