The sopes, which consist of homemade corn tortillas topped with beans, sour cream, queso fresco, and some form of meat (spicy pork, for instance, but, alas, no tripas), have synergy; they're far tastier than the sum of their parts.
Six house-made corn tortillas were wrapped around chicken, then layered, casserole style, with bean sauce, lettuce, onion, tomatoes, avocado, a bit of sour cream, queso fresco and pickled jalapeños.
Once dried, the bread is sliced in half and then filled with a generous portion of diced potatoes, chorizo, lettuce, sour cream and sprinkled queso fresco.
Instead of bread and butter, diners are greeted with freshly popped popcorn brought to the table with a choice of 15 toppings, including nacho cheddar, sour cream and onion, queso picante and cinnamon.
And it only gets zanier from there, with items like French fries topped with slow-roasted ranch chicken and smothered in white queso, sour cream, tomatoes and bacon, and even a white chocolate-covered bacon dessert.
The dish is dressed with crema, queso fresco and lettuce leaves.
Pan-fried plantains in a tart sauce of sour cream covered in a blizzard of queso fresco sound a tropical note.
Open daily: Monday to Thursday, 6 30 a.m. to 8 30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 6 30 a.m. to 9 30 p.m.; Sunday, 6 30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Pan de queso, $1; guava and cream cheese pie, $1.25; platter of scrambled eggs, rice and beans, and steak or sausage, $7.95; empanadas de carne, $1.15 apiece.
Crumbles of mild queso fresco and sour cream melted slightly into the dough; the simple creaminess tempering the richly pungent meat inside.
2 1/2 cups (4 ounces) dried jamaica flowers 4 tablespoons ( 1/2 stick) butter 1/3 cup finely diced onion 1/2 cup finely diced zucchini 1/2 cup finely diced bell pepper (combination of red, yellow and green) Salt, pepper 1/2 cup canola oil 1 1/2 cups olive oil 12 corn tortillas 3/4 cup sour cream Chipotle sauce 3/4 cup crumbled queso fresco, ranchero or other fresh cheese.
Like the mesquite-smoked chicken flautas, topped with pico de gallo, queso fresco and a savory, thin sour cream.
