Gorditas Tony’s

Gorditas Tony’s offers you about a dozen choices to fill your flour gordita! Everything from avocado to chicharron and of course the picadillo (ground beef and potatoes). Their new location off of Zaragoza makes adds a convenient location to those on the East side. Click HERE for the entire review.

OVERALL BITES:

Value: Gorditas start at just under $3 and your drink goes for a little over a dollar. I had two gorditas for just over $7 which is a heck of a deal considering how filling Gorditas Tony’s are.

Taste: The rajas con queso was tasty and hot!!! There was quite a bit more jalapenos in it than there was cheese but the taste was on point. The picadillo had just the right amount of potatoes and was seasoned very well. The picadillo is my favorite gordita at Gorditas Tony’s.

Presentation: Nothing special here. Each gordita is wrapped and served to you on a paper plate. When the food is this good you don’t need much else.

Vibe: There wasn’t too many people around 2pm but they did have a steady stream of people coming in. I was one of 3 customers at the time. The staff is friendly and the shop was very clean. A great place to grab lunch if you’re in a hurry.

Accessibility: With four locations in the El Paso area you’re sure to find a Gorditas Tony’s near you. I’ve been to the one by the airport and the one on the East side and enjoyed both.

It’s been years since I’ve been to Gorditas Tony’s. The last time I had them was just before I was flying out of El Paso and I decided to grab a bite close to the airport. Right off Montana and Airway is where I decided to stop and since I’m a fan of gorditas I thought I’d give Gorditas Tony’s a try. Once again I am in El Paso and as I was driving down Zaragoza on the East side I noticed a new Gorditas Tony’s had just opened.

The menu looks awfully similar to the one before. I decided to try the exact same gorditas I had tried years ago. You’ll walk straight up to the counter where you’ll place your order. I ordered the rajas with queso (jalapeno strips with cheese) and the picadillo (ground beef with potatoes). There were only two other customers around 2pm so I pretty much had my pick of where to sit. It only took a couple of minutes and my order was ready.

As you can see from the pictures the gorditas are a pretty good size. They aren’t the fried cornmeal at Gorditas Tony’s. These are made from flour and are a little bigger in size than a corn tortilla. Both of the gorditas I ordered were filled pretty well. I decided to eat the cheese and jalapeno gordita first because if it was too hot I wanted to walk away having eaten something that didn’t leave my tongue burning. The taste of gordita was great! I will tell you though it was a bit hot for me. I ended up taking out probably half of the jalapeno. The cheese to jalapeno ratio was definitely in the jalapenos favor. If you like spicy then I’d recommend this to you. If you aren’t then stay away!

Having cooled my mouth for a bit it was time to try the ground beef and potatoes. The beef was perfectly seasoned, the potatoes were perfectly soft and it paired perfectly with the flour gordita. Both gorditas reminded me of the time I first had them. The jalapenos were too hot then and they still were. The ground beef and potatoes were great then and they still are.

If you’re looking for a quick and filling meal at a great price then you need to try Gorditas Tony’s. They get 3.5 Bites from us. The jalapenos were a bit too spicy but even more than that it’s the hours that Gorditas Tony’s is open that didn’t do it for us. I’ve been wanting to take my significant other to eat there a few times but by the time she gets off work Gorditas Tony’s is closed. Most days they close at 6pm so if you want to try them you’ll have to go for lunch or an early dinner.

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