Tortas La Hechizera

My husbands new hobby has brought me to a part of the Metroplex I rarely have ventured to. It's  been about 20 years since the last time I had a reason to  go to Grand Prairie, TX. Today, I tried a place at 1610 E. Main called Tortas La Hechizera. Honestly, my sole reason for picking this place was the fact that it had a new looking building that most likely would have clean bathrooms. I really needed to pee so this was of the upmost importance. Normally, I would steer toward a more "authentic" looking establishment that probably has numerous violations with the code inspector.

When I walked in, the place was clean and pleasant. I scanned the large dining area and noticed the absence of any gringos. This was a good sign. I walked up to the counter and grabbed a menu. It was in Spanish on one side and English on the other.

Surprise number one...They do not serve beans and rice. Surprise number two...This place had a Cuban/Reggaeton thing going on. Some of the dishes had pineapple and they served Cuban sandwiches. There was Reggaeton music in Spanish playing throughout the place.

The cashier began speaking to me in Spanish but then quickly switched to English when I opened my mouth. I ordered three tacos:fajita beef, marinated beef, and chicken on corn tortillas. I also ordered a bottled Mexican Coke. When your order is ready, they call the number on your receipt. At least know your numbers in Spanish. I waited for numero diez to be called. And waited.

This is not the place if you're in a big hurry or on a quick lunch break. When I picked up my order I was offered salsa that was grabbed from the fridge behind the counter. It was a red sauce of some sort.

My order came with onions, cilantro and lime on the side. The corn tortillas were fantastic. They were soft and pliable. The meat though was...um...Cuban-ie. 

Let me take you back to 1998 when I visited Florida and was tricked into eating Cuban food. I was told it was a Mexican food place but those people were liars or retarded because it was definitely Cuban. Anyhow, I ordered the chicken enchiladas. Now, here in Texas, that would consist of some shredded chicken that most likely was boiled with some variance of chicken stock, onions, tomatoes, and maybe some jalapeño in there somewhere. It would be rolled into a corn tortilla and topped with either sour cream sauce or a  green chili verde sauce. Mmmm.

However, what I received on that terrible day in'98 was nothing of the sort. The chicken was boiled with just plain water, chunked into large pieces, and included the pimply chicken skin. That alone was enough to gag me. They tossed this culinary masterpiece into a corn tortilla and tossed it on a plate. No sauce. No nothing. Just crap on a plate. The most flavorless meal of my life.

Now let's skip ahead to today. My chicken taco was just like that without the chicken skin. It was gross and I couldn't eat all of it. The beef fajita meat was super dry and over cooked. I ate it but felt guilty afterword. The marinated beef, had slightly more flavor but was kind of fatty. I ended up dumping out the meat and piling on the cilantro and onions.

In addition, I thought it was pricey. 

I don't think I'll revisit La Hechizera again

P.S.

The bathroom was fantastic.