Chiva Torta

I have mixed feelings about this place. The torta filling was enjoyable and the sauces spicy like I like them. Unfortunately the bolillo (bread) was absolutely hard, bordering on stale. I tried cutting the torta with a knife and fork and it was impossible. Bitting into the bread was rough. At first I thought it was just mine until my husband mentioned that the bread cut the roof of his mouth. I may give this place another shot because I love tortas ahogadas. Hopefully they figure out the bread situation.

I been supporting Chiva tortas for over 10 years. Used to frequent their taco truck. When I found out they opened closer to me I was so happy . Crunchy tacos or tacos dorados is my fav . Imagine a crunchy potato filled taco with carnitas and onions and veggies drenched in spicy salsa . Amazing . Must try at el Mercado

I think their specialty is in their name, tortas. Because I had the tacos dorados and they were very disappointing. They are served cold and with barely any filling in them. The carnitas were not good, perhaps overcooked? And they are missing the queso seco and sour cream that make complete theme.Though the salsa picante is amazing! It is spiiiicy!I asked other people who I saw eating the tacos dorados and they agreed with my poor experience.

Can never go wrong with authentic Mexican food. My friend has been raving about how his hometown in Guadalajara is famous for their special wet sandwiches known as a torta ahogada which is smothered in onions drenched in a delicious tomato sauce, packed with meat in a french baguette.I can't really compare to other torta ahogadas since I never had them before until now, but this certainly lived up to the hype. The baguette was toasted to a crisp which maintained its crunch despite being drenched in the delicious spicy sauce and the sandwich was packed with juicy carnitas. The onions added a nice crunch to the sandwich. Make sure to get a lot of the limes and radishes by the mini salsa bar next to the cash register. Employees are all friendly and the menu is small, but has a good amount of options to choose from as well as pricing is average. The torta costed $13 without any extra add-ons.

A huge congratulations to Chiva Torta for opening a new location within the Northgate Mercado in Costa Mesa. I've been going to their food truck in Santa Ana for 10+ years and it's heartwarming to see them in action at their new location. The Northgate Mercado is huge, but you can find the Chiva Torta in the back right coroner of the building close to where they have the tables and fountain that look like the plazas in Mexico. It grand opening weekend for this market so it was buzzing with tons of people. I arrived around 11 AM and Chiva Torta already had a bit of a line. I waited about 10 minutes which is roughly the same amount of time that I wait at the food truck location. My husband and I shared our usual order, which is one Torta Ahogada with extra onions and four tacos dorados de papa con carne. Their menu outlines a variety of meat options for the torta ahogada and tacos dorados, but the carnitas option is an absolute must! Thank me later. The food was perfect. One thing I love about Chiva Torta is their execution, the food is consistent in its presentation and taste. It always hits!This location takes card and you will notice that the prices are a little higher than the food truck. Understandably so, as they have higher costs at this location. It was also so nice being able to sit with a table and chair. Please give them a try during your visit to the Mercado, your stomach won't be disappointed.

Chiva Torta is one of the many stands at the new Mercado Gonzalez Northgate Market, a large foodhall and grocery store for Mexican food. They also have a truck in Downtown Santa Ana. They are my favorite of the ones I have tried. Very friendly, and incredibly quick service as well.I got the Ahogada Torta, and it was delicious. The sandwich is drenched in a tasty tomato sauce, but the bread and meat still retain a crispyness (and I took it to-go!! imagine if I ate it there). The meat was very flavorful and the portions were large. I also got a taco de canasta with papas filling, and it was also very tasty. I think that one probably would benefit from getting eaten there more than to-go, but it was still very tasty. Overall, huge fan of this place and it is totally worth checking out if your at the food hall.

We did like the torta sandwich with carnitas, but it was indeed kinda bland. We asked for it spicy. But it was not that flavorful. We did like the salsa bar.... What is most annoying is serving everything in plastic containers. For the love of god use recyclable , biodegradable,plates

The carnitas were too dry and the bread was too hard and chewy. Also food was not even warm. Hopefully I went on a off day or time. Hope they can fix it.

Went today order a torta ahogada and some tacos. Bomb bread not soggy and good sauce dry carnitas and good tacos. Best bread for tortas I ever had!

Here at Northgate Market in Costa Mesa and tried different places. Chiva Torta and their crispy tacos (Tacos Dorados) was a family favorite.