Tag: carnitas

NYC Food Bank Will Draw Food For Food

November 24, 2012 // 5:00 pm

Last week the team over at NYC Food Bank combined a love for art and foods to raise money to provide meals for those who are in need. A person who donated $20 or more could send in their favorite food and have it drawn by a group…

El Pollo Loco Launches Chicken Carnitas and Brings Back Tamales

October 31, 2011 // 4:14 am

Quietly entering the fast food spectrum last week, El Pollo Loco introduced Chicken Carnitas to the menu in 4 new variations. The carnitas will be available in taco form, bowl, burrito and as part of a meal platter. Along for the ride, the El Pollo Loco

Del Taco To Add Carnitas to the Menu on September 7th

September 6, 2011 // 1:51 pm

The Del Taco brand has been teasing its customers and fans via social media outlets as of late, prompting them with questions like “What’s shredded, tender, and full of flavor?” Well, we have an answer for them, a day before it’s launch — Carnitas. Not sure what…

ampm: $1.29 Chicken, Pork or Beef Torta Sandwiches

July 19, 2010 // 1:07 am

ampm, known for its tagline “Too much good stuff” is trying to hammer the saying home with this new flavor fiesta-inspired meal offering. If you’re down for some tortas with the quickness, ampm locations everywhere are beginning to offer up three variations of a Torta

Craving: Torta Gigante

April 19, 2009 // 6:44 pm

This is a nice looking torta being dubbed the “Torta Gigante!” by our friends over at SuperSizedMeals. The torta we’re looking at, which came from a torta truck in Portland entitled La Catrina, is a mixed torta of pastor and carnitas, accented with dripping avocado…

Alberto's: Anaheim

February 2, 2009 // 10:30 am

Cruised over to Alberto’s on my bike the other day for lunch. Great food for good prices. Carnitas quesdilla was an excellent choice, and Alberto’s is pretty much the only traditional mexican non-sitdown place I know that serves their tacos in hardshells. More pictures after the jump!

El Pollo Loco: Chicken Carnitas

February 1, 2009 // 11:52 am

According to El Pollo Loco, these new chicken carnitas varieties will contain chicken meat that is marinated, cooked and fried to add the caramelized flavor/texture, then the meat is roasted, cut into little pieces, and those little pieces are fried again. The carnitas come in four varieties,…

Pic of the Day: 3 Way Chipotle

January 22, 2009 // 4:00 am

You might have noticed by now that I’m a fan of pepper.

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