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Puebla Mini Market
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36th St (D, M, N, R)
2 reviews for Puebla Mini Market
This review is for Tortas A La Plancha Don Pepe. Like many other bodegas/mini markets, the restaurant is in the back.
After reading the Village Voice's review about this place (http://blogs.villagevo...), I knew I had to try it.
Now I'm not going to go as far into depth as the Voice reporter did, nor am I going to reiterate. That's just pointless. But what I will do is say that I think the Voice speaks a bit too highly of the place. And before I get into its shortcomings, let me say right now that the torta was pretty good. In many places, this would probably be an amazing torta, and something worth going out of your way for. But here in the Sunset Park/South Slope area, it didn't win me over.
Bread - I believe that tortas should have a nice, soft roll. Maybe a little bit crusty on the outside, but be very easy to bit through and soak up some of the flavor of the torta, and be griddled. Don Pepe's bread is pressed in a machine, similar to how a Cuban sandwich is done. Nothing wrong with that in the abstract, but it's now how I want my torta.
Mess - The torta was also too neat. There were very distinct layers of the torta. It was almost like a torta parfait. Some people like this kind of cooking, but I subscribe to the torta theory of "If It doesn't get all over the place, it doesn't belong in your face".
Carne Asada - The end of it was a bit tough. They served it in as a long piece, which works if it's high quality beef, but what I got was simply average.
I also tried a taco al pastor, which was good, though pretty greasy.
Again, I know I sound harsh, but when a place gets the "best" title thrown at it, I felt it necessary to deflect.
I've only tried 2 of the many tortas at this shop in the back of Puebla Mini Market, but I can definitely say they're among the best I've had. Nice n spicy!
