Tortas Ahogadas Tradicion Tapatia — Restaurant in San Jose

I was glad there was a parking lot with lots of empty spots. As soon as I enter the restaurant I was greeted by the lady cashier and gave me some time to choose from the menu posted in the wall, it was hard to decide because there were items I haven’t tasted before. I decided to go with a mixed plate called Lotería, the plate contained one mini Torta Ahogada, one Taco de Canasta, one Taco Dorado and one Taco de Barbacoa, I paid $18.00 and was given a number on a stand and was invited to seat anywhere. I sat right across of a salsa bar looking over to the patio, the patio had seating for about 50 People, the room blend in with the piñatas and colorful banners with Papel Picado to give it that special fiesta Mexicana theme party. My food arrived on two plates, the torta ahogada had the pull pork look and had the taco dorado right next to it, this two items were plated with a side of sliced cabbage, pickled white onions with small pieces of habanero and pickled red onions, the food was covered by a nice red sauce that you are supposed to sink your torta before you eat, the torta roll had the rich texture as to not to fall apart, the cabbage and onions complemented both the torta and the taco dorado. On the other plate I had the savory Barbacoa with just the right level of spices, the taco de canasta consisted of soft chicharron, the avocado salsa from the salsa bar was delicious and had a bit of heat on it, the other salsa molcajete was spicy hot. Overall it was a nice experience that I...

Finally, last Saturday, I had the chance to try this place for the first time. I ENJOYED every bite of my food, the services, the accommodations, and the atmosphere.

It is an authentic Mexican place: You can see the kitchen and how they are prepared the food from scratch, you can smell those familiar aromas, and there is a salsa station (with lemons, onions, and cilantro included), and of course, the handmade tortilla station.

The menu has something for everyone, plenty of vegetarian options, and the Aguas Frescas are delicious! For lunch, I had:

Tacos dorados (requeson and potato) Tacos de Barbacoa (it comes with broth and double tortilla) Strawberry agua fresca All the...

Bit expensive but what place isn’t now a days I’d recommend the canasta tacos de papa and chicken tacos definitely a 10/10 they have a really thick green guac sauce that adds even more flavor with the red onions 🤤, I liked the attentiveness from one of their employees she noticed me and my wife had got our food and we’re waiting to eat because our kids and my mother hadn’t so she stopped from her break to inform them to check on our order 👍🏽 really appreciate that since we like to pray over our food before eating all together, I will say this tho the drinks weren’t the best and that’s just my honest opinion but we were here for the bomb tacos...