Tortas Ahogadas El Güerito Restaurant

About Tortas Ahogadas El Güerito Restaurant

The torta ahogada (drowned sandwich) is an iconic plato tapatío. Carnitas, which is really confit of pork, is heaped on a birrote, as the crunchy roll is called, and bathed in a piquant sauce fragrant with clove, cinnamon and cumin. More warm sauces, spicy and less so, are offered on the side. These sandwiches are a mess to eat but well worth the effort. Don Ignacio has been putting them together in this atmospheric spot since 1959 and shows no signs of slowing down.