Tortas El Rey – 24th Street

The menu runs to twenty-odd tortas, but the one the shop is named for is the El Rey: ham, cheese, pork sirloin, breaded beef, bacon, chorizo, sausage, chipotle sauce and egg, finished like the rest of that group with tomato, onion, jalapeño, beans, avocado, mozzarella and potato chips. Phoenix New Times calls it an "overstuffed festival of six meats." If that's too much, the Mexicana (steak, grilled onions, jalapeños, pico and guacamole) or the pineapple-and-ham Hawaiana are on the same board, along with tacos and burros.

It opens at 9 every day and closes early, at 3, on Mondays and Tuesdays; later the rest of the week.

Sources: tortaselreyphoenix.com (1811 N 24th St, (602) 275-1605), its menu (El Rey, Mexicana, Hawaiana ingredients) and hours page (Mon–Tue 9–3, Wed–Thu 9–8, Fri–Sun 9–9), all checked 2026-11-08; Erica O'Neil, Best Tortas 2024: Tortas el Rey, Phoenix New Times Best of Phoenix 2024 ("overstuffed festival of six meats"); Bite Magazine, "8 Top Spots for Tortas in Phoenix", Visit Phoenix, 2024-09-09 (1811 N 24th St; El Rey, Mexicana, Hawayana).