feats of eats

On my way out of town on a trip to LA, I was almost as excited to eat at Tortas Frontera as I was to go on the trip. I loved Xoco and especially loved the Mexican food I had when Rick Bayless helped out with Taco Hell at Lula Cafe, so I felt pretty sure I’d be having a good meal. And I was right.

I got the chipotle chicken torta, with a side of chips, guacamole and salsa. The torta was jam packed with chicken, poblan rajas, black beans, chihuahua cheese, cilantro crema (I think this made the sandwich), avocado and arugula. And somehow it all stays together very well in the crusty yet palatable torta bread: this is what I consider to be the magic of the torta.

The guacamole was some of the best I’ve had, probably just below the kind I had in Taos, NM where a lady brought a cart to our table and mashed it right there in front of us. His salsas are always pretty good, but I barely touched them.

I also had the Raspberry Prickly Pear agua fresca (I won’t lie, it was partially because the name had such a great sound to it). It was refreshing and a perfect complement to the heat in my meal. Very sweet but not so much it makes you thirsty.

Everything came in compostable containers, which I’m gonna say is a rare addition to any airport restaurant. There’s also a bar attached here, where you can sit and eat or order drinks.

I’ll be back and can only hope my gate is so close to it again next time I fly.

More to come on the actual food IN LA.