As a countdown to the Dallas Observer's "Best of Dallas" 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can be eaten on the cheap, but all are delicious to the extreme. Don't hesitate to share your own nominations in the comments. More of the dish's tasty details are after the jump.
No. 65: El Aragón at Tortas La Hechizera
Face, meet el Aragón. El Aragón, meet Face. Commence lovey-dovey-you-running-through-a-field-twirling-el-Aragón-around montage.
Eat this torta found on the "Las Peligrosas" section of the menu at Tortas La Hechizera and you'll love it so much you'll be calling its parents to ask for its hand in marriage. The big-as-Jessica-Simpson's-giant-face bun is packed with beef fajita meat, rajas de poblano, the meltiest cheese you've ever met, raw onion, fresh tomato, sour cream, super ripe avocado and obviously the devil's work because this torta is just too delicious to have come here from heaven. Not hot enough for you? Pour on some of La Hechizera's smoky, balls-hot hot sauce and your innards will be cursing you for days. Choose to enjoy some quality time with el Aragón at La Hechizera, or take it to go. Whether it's "for here" or "to go," stuffing this magnificent display of tortaness into your face will forever change your freakin' life.
Tortas La Hechizera 5611 Maple Ave. 214-688-0236 (plus multiple other locations)
No. 100: Oatmeal Pancakes at Legal Grounds No. 99: Shanghai Buns at Jeng Chi Dumpling House No. 98: Mashed Tater Parfait at Cowboy Chow No. 97: Chicken and Waffles at Victor Tango's No. 96: Colorado Lamb Osso Bucco at Hibiscus No. 95: Flatbread Pizza at Dish No. 94: First Chinese Barbecue in Richardson No. 93: Elotes at Fuel City No. 92: Summer Platter For Two at Big Shucks No. 91: Chicken Gizzards at Sushi YamaNo. 90: Bob Armstrong Dip at Matt's Rancho Martinez No. 89: The Angry Dog at Angry Dog No. 88: Sliders at Dish No. 87: Spaghetti Bolognese at Urbano Café No. 86: Vietnamese Pork Panini at Lumi Empanada & Dumpling Kitchen No. 85: Cheese Fries at Snuffers No. 84: Tres Vasos at Samar No. 83: Quatro Leches at La Duni No. 82: Pad Pak at Bangkok City No. 81: Brisket Sandwich at Maple and Motor No. 80: Lunch Express at Dream Cafe No. 79: Apple Crisp at Salum No. 78: La Vaca Loca at Good 2 Go No. 77: Shrimp and Grits at Screen Door No. 76: Meatball Sub at Jimmy's No. 75: Baja Chicken at Mattito's No. 74: Fried Port Salut Cheese at The Porch No. 73: Lobster Roll at Rex's No. 72: Fried Green Beans at Local No. 71: Shaved Ice at May's Ice Cream No. 70: Shredded Pork Sandwich at Mojitos No. 69: Tom-Yum-Gai at Bangkok City No. 68: Paella at La Calle Doce No. 67: Bacon Cheeseburger at Wingfield's Breakfast and Burgers No. 66: Original Nachos at Fuzzy's Taco Shop
