Juan Bar Restaurant

Tortas Neza-​only review @

The hunt for the Tortas Pumas has ended, I have looked for the truck for a couple of years now and I have finally found the shop that the Tortas Pumas is sold. The sandwich is the size of a bowling ball and it is insanely good and surprisingly not greasy. The sandwich was shockingly heavy and I was struggling just to finish half the sandwich, it was «Juan hell of a sandwich.» Oddly enough, even though the sandwich looks like a mini person, it surprisingly is constructed really well, it wasn’t a messy sandwich at all, I thought I was going to have to hose myself down after. The place itself is just a window and there is a bar next door but not sure if you could eat inside. I would suggest taking the food home and stuffing your face silly in the privacy of your own home. The place is a couple of stores down from the Junction Blvd station on the 7 train. Also, all the sandwiches are named after famous soccer teams, which was kinda neat.
The food:
Tortas Pumas– Milaneza de pollo, jamon, queso de puerco, chorizo, huevo, quesillo and salchicha. Fried chicken cutlet, grilled ham, head cheese, chorizo omelette, Queso Oaxaca and grilled hot dogs. Yes, it is last meal on earth type meal or a food challenge for the ages, it’s also a meal that requires a nap afterwards. *strongly recommended* The torta, Mexican sandwich, itself is amazing. Yes, it has just about everything you can possibly put in a torta, but that is besides the point. And surprisingly all the ingredients kinda meld together to make one cohesive torta, it is a harmonic torta with a million ingredients lol The torta is pricey at $ 15 but it’s basically $ 7.50 for half which is really like a whole sandwich in and of itself. The pickled jalapenos were perfectly pickled, they were nice and sour but not too spicy, the avocado slices offer a nice creamy texture as does the coleslaw. The chorizo omelette was made well and the flavor of the chroizo is imparted throughout the omelette. The grilled hot dog is nice but not really exciting, the chicken cutlet is perfectly tender and nicely crunchy but slightly lacking in flavor on it’s own. The griddled ham was basic ham, and I didn’t notice the presence of head cheese, though. Overall, a really amazing sandwich that you should share with a friend or a small village.

The amount of meat and cheese used in the tortas is ridiculous. He did not leave a single topping on the grill, everything was just packed into the sandwich. I swear I could have gotten a bicep workout from curling the bag. It was really savory and enjoyable until I finished eating the whole sandwich… I was stuffed. Great late night spot but sketchy neighborhood.
P. S. this is the same person that cooks for the Tortas Neza cart near Junction.

Had to track this place down from «Tortas Neza» in Corona. Literally took my boyfriend and I about half an hour to find it but we finally did. It was worth the freezing 25 degree wait outside the bar. The tortas here are huge and he does not skimp at all. The first bite of the Torta Neza with chorizo and steak was heaven. After finishing it I could not move for a good ten minutes.
Would come again when I want a worthwhile heart attack.