Torta

This page covers where to eat a torta in Phoenix, the Mexican sandwich on a griddled telera or bolillo roll. Four places: Los Reyes de la Torta on North 7th Street for the Norteña and the stacked Del Rey, Gallo Blanco in the Garfield neighborhood for the open-faced Naco with rib eye and fried eggs, Tortas Paquime on East McDowell Road for the torta ahogada, drowned in chile-tomato sauce, and Tortas El Rey on North 24th Street for its namesake El Rey, stacked with ham, pork sirloin, breaded beef, bacon, chorizo, sausage and egg.

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Tortas Paquime – East McDowell Road

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A local torta chain with a handful of Valley stores, this one on McDowell near 26th Street. The tortas are cooked a la plancha or on the grill, and the one to know is the torta ahogada: pork drowned in house chile-tomato sauce, mild, medium or hot.

2541 E McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85008

Gallo Blanco – Garfield

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Chef Doug Robson's Mexican café in the historic Garfield neighborhood, just east of downtown, with a patio and grilled tortas alongside the tacos and chilaquiles. The torta people come for is the Naco: open-faced, with rib eye, avocado and two eggs over easy.

928 E Pierce St, Phoenix, AZ 85006

Naco torta

Los Reyes de la Torta – North 7th Street

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A North Phoenix torta house on 7th Street, where the sandwiches come on soft rolls and in portions big enough to split. In 2020 The Infatuation called these its favorite tortas in the city and pointed people to the Norteña.

9230 N 7th St, Phoenix, AZ 85020

Norteña torta

Tortas El Rey – 24th Street

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A no-frills torta counter on North 24th Street whose namesake El Rey stacks ham, pork sirloin, breaded beef, bacon, chorizo, sausage and egg on one roll.

1811 N 24th St, Phoenix, AZ 85008

El Rey torta

Sources for the shops named here: Bite Magazine for Visit Phoenix, "8 Top Spots for Tortas in Phoenix", September 9, 2024; The Infatuation's reviews of Los Reyes de la Torta (February 20, 2020) and Gallo Blanco (updated January 6, 2025); Erica O'Neil, Best Tortas 2024: Tortas el Rey, Phoenix New Times Best of Phoenix 2024. Each shop's own website is linked on its listing. Checked November 9, 2026.

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