Holy Torta!
We were sitting at Uber Tavern this weekend drinking a few beers, and the bartender brings in these awesome looking sandwiches that he and his buddies start chowing down on. He notices us staring (And possibly drooling just a little bit) and he throws us their menu and says, "It's only 3 blocks up the street and the sandwiches are great. Just order now. They close in 20 minutes."
The new restaurant is called Barriga Llena, and it is well worth the trip up Aurora to grab one of their Mexican Torta sandwiches - essentially a grilled sandwich will all kinds of good stuff inside.
So, after barely reading the menu we call and order a "Barrigona" and a "Toluquena". The Barrigona turns out to be breaded steak, chorizo, pork leg(think hot dog), sausage and cheese. That does sound a bit filthy, but wow is it tasty. The Toluquena is carne asada and chorizo - also awesome.
Both sandwiches came with tomatoes, lettuce and avocado. The tortas are a meal in themselves, and they need no chips or anything to go along with it.
Now a testament to how cool the owners are - we had no cash and planned on paying with our card. It turns out they are cash only, but they were kind enough to let us come back the next day and pay. That is something you do not see every day. Of course, the sandwiches are so good that we had to order a couple more when we came back to bring them the money for the first two sandwiches. Their ploy of kindness worked out nicely.
We can't say enough about how much this Seattlest and his girlfriend enjoyed this place. There is a good possibility that we will be ordering take-out from here every time we head up to Uber.
Barriga Llena
7815 Aurora Ave N.
Seattle, WA 98127
(206) 782-1220
Note: The website (All in Spanish) only references a Federal Way location, but the one on Aurora is new.
