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Fourth and Mortimer sts. Santa Ana, CA 92701

951-674-9000 

 

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Fourth and Mortimer sts. Santa Ana CA 92701

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  • Mexican, Sandwiches
    $ $
  • Accepted, Not Necessary
    No Parking
Description

Take a clue from the lonchera's name and order a torta ahogada, a specialty of Guadalajara. Visualize a giant French-excuse me, freedom-roll crammed with meat, avocado and slices of onions so thick you could hit a baseball with them. Imagine said torta drowned (ahogada means "drowned") in salsa. Yep, that's what they specialize in here.








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    By GUSTAVO ARELLANO | Thu, August 18, 2005

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