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| - Came back today to try the carne asada torta because the pictures look so money. It came out to 7 bucks and was probably about 7 lbs. A buck a pound isn't bad. But it was a mess. A real sloppy mess. There was a couple pounds of cheese a pound of carne asada that was just thrown on top of the bun. It was literally impossible to pick it up. I had to eat it with a fork like a dip stick. Tortas are supposed to be sandwiches that you can easily pick up and eat. This thing was a monstrosity. It had tomato, lettuce, mayo, beans, jalapenos, meat, and cheese, on a bun that was half the size it should have been to hold all of it. The bun was soggy. The veggies were not fresh and the only thing I could taste was the white cheese.
I don't know if it is because of Los reyes de la torta but it seems everyone wants to make the worlds biggest torta. Make me one I can pick up and eat with dignity with some quality ingredients for 5 bucks instead of a Fear Factor one for 7. Imagine having to eat a sandwich with a fork because they threw on 5 lbs of toppings. Makes no sense to me. I wouldn't recommend this place or come back again.
Original Review:
El Rinconcito redefines hole in the wall. When you pull up you will really think you are in Mexico. The outside is tore up and next to some shotty looking apartments that your kids would have nightmares trick or treating at. It is directly east of the park located on 12th St and Dunlap. The inside isn't much better but is fairly clean. It's a bare bones and basic set up. Half a dozen picnic tables and an out dated menu on the wall. There are menus on the counter with current prices. It's so basic inside that there is not even a TV with the usual telenovelas playing.
The menu is also pretty basic. Tortas, burros, tacos, and tostadas. I ordered four tacos so I could get a good sample of what they have to offer. 1 carne asada, 1 tripas, 1 al pastor, and 1 cabeza. The waitress/hostess brought me out a green and a red salsa (no chips) which looked very basic as well. Picture the liquid consistency and ingredients of a Filibertos salsa with more pepper seeds.
5-10 minutes later my food arrived. The four tacos combined filled up a regular sized styrofoam plate. They were well topped for the size of them with meat, cilantro, white onion, and one lime cut in half in the middle of it all.
In the order I had them: The al pastor was a solid effort. Nicely marinated and had good chunks of pork and was steaming hot. The tripas were cooked exactly how I like them. Crisp but not over done and cut into nice bite size chunks. The carne asada was room temp, full of fat, chewy, and tasted reheated. The cabeza also didn't taste fresh at all, wasn't hot, and had some off flavors that was hard to pin point but made me believe the meat may have been bad.
The meal came out to about 7 bucks and overall left me unsatisfied with more to desire. I don't think I will return to try more of the menu and wouldn't sign off as a must try. If you are a taco buff and looking for a new spot to add to the belt I would strongly recommend sticking to the al pastor and tripas and far away from the carne asada and cabeza. There are much better places to get your fix at.
Warning: This place is CASH only, no wifi, no TV, straight dive joint that you will want to either eat quick and get out or take it to go.
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