La Casa de la Torta Ahogada

8936 Woodman Ave, Arleta
(818) 894-5756

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Taco Rojo de Pierna
Torta Ahogada
Wet Burrito
Molcajete
Pozole

Menu

Appetizers
Guacamole and Chips
House Salsa and Chips
Red sauce with onion and cilantro
Taquiza
Sampler of our most famous tacos (flautas, shredded pork, and taco potato taco). Served with guacamole.

House Specials
Torta Ahogada
Sourdough bread smothered with beans and filled with pork meat and topped with a delicious tomato sauce and a very spicy chili. Your choice of meat.(tomato and spicy sauce are on the side)
Lonches
Torta a la parrilla. Grilled sandwich. French bread filled with your choice of meat and topped with fresh lettuce, tomato, avocado, onions, mustard, and sour cream.
Burrito mojado
Wet burrito. Burrito filled with rice, beans, cilantro, onions, and your choice of meat. Smothered with chili sauce to your liking and topped with panela cheese.
Taco Dorado Sencillo
Comes stuffed with potato and topped with fresh cabbage and special sauces to give them that distinct flavor.
Taco Dorado con Carne
Potato-filled tacos topped with the meat of your choice, cabbage, zesty, lemon-prepped onions, and topped with tomato sauce.
Queso Fundido con Chorizo
Melted cheese and chorizo platter.
Molcajete
Serves 2 people. Carne asada, grilled chicken, panela cheese, shrimp, cactus. Yellow peppers and Cambrai onions smothered in special sauce, and oven heated in a traditional molcajete.
Taco de Pierna
BBQ-style taco grilled in its own juice.

Weekend
Birria
A delicious plate of birria with a side of rice and beans and handmade tortillas.
Carne en su Jugo
Mexican beef stew tender pieces of steak cooked in juice with crispy bacon in a special tomatillo sauce with fried red chili peppers and sour special red sauce.
Pozole
The traditional red pozole with pork meat served with tostadas and special red sauce.
Menudo
Red Menudo is made with a special family recipe carried down through generations. Served with freshly made tortillas.

Combinations
Chicken Flautas Combo
Rolled chicken taquitos served with rice, beans, sour cream, lettuce, and special green sauce.
Enchilada Combo
Enchilada plate with rice, beans, onions, tomato, and sour cream.
Carne Asada Combo
Tender carne asada served with rice, beans, grilled cactus, yellow pepper, and grilled onions with a side salad.
Quesadilla with Meat Combo
A large flour tortilla stuffed with melted Monterey Jack cheese and your choice of meat. Served with rice and beans.
2 Soft Taco Combination Plate Combo
Soft tacos with freshly grilled meat of your choice. Served with rice and beans. Add grilled cactus for an additional charge.
Monster Taco Combo
Corn tortilla with your choice of meat topped with beans, sour cream, guacamole, and fried red peppers.

Traditional Mexican
Taco
Burrito
Rice, beans, cilantro, and onions with your choice of meat.
Quesadilla with Meat
A large flour tortilla stuffed with melted Monterey Jack cheese and your choice of meat. Served with rice and beans.
Cemita
Torta filled with Oaxaca cheese, avocado, onions, papal, and breaded chicken or breaded steak meat.
Quesadilla
Cheese only with a side of rice and beans.

Kids Mains
Kids Chicken Nuggets with fries
Kids Mini Quesadilla
Cheese only. Served with rice and beans.
Kids Mini Quesadilla with Meat
Served with rice and beans.
Kids Burrito
Served with beans and cheese.

Beverages
Soda
Your choice of soda.
Licuado
Chocomilk

Desserts
Bionico
Fresh fruits such as cantaloupe, papaya, banana, apple, strawberries, and kiwi are topped with delicious cream and granola.
Gelatina de Mosaico
Sweet milk gelatin mixed with a variety of fruit-flavored gelatin smothered in rich rompope.
Jericalla
A specialty flan traditionally made in Guadalajara.
Fresas con Crema
Whipped strawberries in a cup topped with whip cream and a cherry.
Pico de Gallo
Fresh fruit such as oranges, watermelon, pineapple, jicama, and cucumber are diced and prepared in a cup with freshly squeezed lemon juice and topped with some chili powder.

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Recent Reviews

It's a cute mom and pop type restaurant. Have been here many times before having kids and now with my kids. They are very kid friendly in which they'll let you make substitutes to dishes for them. The food is very authentic and flavorful.
March 2025
Always a nice place to eat at and they serve delicious plates they play music not to lound but not to quiet and the servants come and get you what you ask for fast there prices are good for the quality of the food
August 2024
Always a nice place to eat at and they serve delicious plates they play music not to lound but not to quiet and the servants come and get you what you ask for fast there prices are good for the quality of the food
July 2024

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La Casa de la Torta Ahogada

8936 Woodman Ave, Arleta, CA 91331
(818) 894-5756