After several failed attempts to make it here (over the span of very many months and for various reasons) I finally made it in today! Minus one star for the two times I have been by and you were closed over weekday lunch for no apparent reason.
I have been drooling over the pictures and descriptions on Yelp of the Chicharron de Esmeralda sandwich. My heart sank as I frantically scanned and rescanned the menu today. It wasn't there. Thankfully I spotted the Chicarron sandwich and it seemed, as described, close enough. Counter service was friendly and my sandwich was up very quickly. I suppose I could have asked if they could still make the Esmeralda but it didn't occur to me until just now. The Chicarron sandwich very much lived up to my expectations for the most part.
Those in the know know I strongly dislike mayo and that it's a huge pet peeve of mine when the menu does not disclose mayo comes on the sandwich. Be forewarned fellow mayo haters, there is mayo on this sandwich even though it's not listed on the menu!! My first bite went like this "yummm...wait what is that icky taste? Oh, dear, that's mayo." Sure enough peak under the large piece of lettuce covering the bottom bun and it was mayo in all its horrible glory. Luckily enough it was under the lettuce so the rest of the sandwich was mayo free and I ate it upside down on the top part of the bun. Mayo complaining aside, the pork was perfection. The salsa criolla (lime marinated onions) were to die for and the yummy green sauce that came on the side is the stuff food dreams are made of.