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JesusW
JesusW
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El Monje Loco

  • September 9, 2007
  • Rated 5 of 5 by JesusW from Mexico city, Mexico
El Monje Loco

This is a very old Tortas place, it began around 1930 and it is still going strong with the third generation from the same family running the business.  The tortas at "Monje Loco" are object of a cult, and we can't find the reason yet. A torta is something very similar to a sandwich but with different type of bread, imagine a baguette the size of a hamburger bun, a big one in this case. You slice it open and stuff it until it seems not able to held more, and there is your torta del Monje Loco.

But the most particular fact is that the tortas are cold, none of the ingredients are heated (but they are cooked like chicken breast or carnitas) nor the bread is. This is quite interesting because the flavor is very special and cannot be reproduced at home.

They are extremely cheap, for a huge chicken and oaxaca cheese torta you only pay mx$ 39 (September 07) or less than us$4 for something bigger than a big mac, and much more tastier and filling. See the picture with the half finished torta, the amount of chicken is more than triple of what a regular burger would get at McD.

El Monje Loco is not far from the Estadio Azteca -world's largest soccer stadium- and also is near a very busy public transport transfer point, both within walking distance so there are lots of customers in the area.

From journal The Food of Mexico

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