After a 7hr long drive back to Chico, after Spring break, from my hometown the last thing I wanted to do was to cook. Therefore, I decided to grab something quick but filling and Tacos Mary seemed like the perfect place to go. I have heard from many students at Chico State that this is one of the most popular place to eat, because their food is one of the best from Chico and very close to campus and not too expensive. I wanted to find out if this was true and I was also very hungry, so I walked there and got there in about 5 minutes.
After coming back from home and eating home meals all week I wanted something similar that was fresh and spicy. I decided to order a carnitas torta with everything. This is kind of like a sandwich, but way better and with more flavor, with shredded pork. All tortas can have different ingredients depending on the restaurant you visit or they can also be easily made at home.
The torta I ordered was made up of carnitas, pork meat, lettuce, beans, fried onions, jalapenos, diced tomato, mayo and most impotently the bread a telera which is very soft when toasted on the pan. This torta was so good a very well filled, so much that the food dripped out of the bread. On the side, I also had a Coca Cola to make it homey.
I would really recommend this restaurant it has a lot of flavor and they aren’t stingy with their serving size. After having eaten the torta I could say it was worth the $7 I paid for this torta and would visit it again sometime soon.
The service itself was also great in this place and quick to prepare the meals. However, I have heard that since it’s very popular it is usually packed and sometimes the cooks mess up the orders. Luckily that wasn’t my case, maybe because everyone was still coming back from Spring Break. Overall, their food is delicious and can fill a hungry college student who is on a budget.
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