{"id":231535,"date":"2026-05-14T15:53:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/231535\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T15:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T15:53:10","slug":"nycs-best-torta-is-being-served-at-an-empty-supermarket-in-the-bronx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/231535\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC&#8217;s Best Torta Is Being Served at an Empty Supermarket in the Bronx"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The situation here is kind of crazy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ever since Gabriel Ignacio moved from Puebla, Mexico, to the Bronx in 2004, he had a dream for himself and his family: To open his own restaurant by the time he turned 40.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So Ignacio worked his way through a diverse array of kitchens\u2014Boucherie, Minetta Tavern, and Valerie in Midtown, where he served as chef de cuisine\u2014until last spring, when he got an offer to operate a food stand tucked inside the busy Ogden Supermarket in Highbridge. A few months shy of his 40th birthday, Ignacio leapt at the chance, and <a href=\"https:\/\/goldentaquitos.net\/?ref=hellgatenyc.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Golden Taquitos<\/a> was born.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A few months after that, though, the supermarket itself cleared out and decamped across the street, leaving Ignacio and his crew alone in the corner of a huge empty space. &#8220;It was only us in this big building,&#8221; he told Hell Gate. &#8220;We felt lonely and sad.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At this point, Golden Taquitos was making a whole bunch of really good food, and the locals were starting to notice, so Ignacio stuck it out through the long winter. &#8220;I wanted to bring my food to the people,&#8221; he said. &#8220;In this area it&#8217;s hard to find fresh, homemade food, and we make everything from scratch. The nixtamal to make the tortillas. The salsas. All of it.&#8221; A few more businesses have since joined Golden in the space, but honestly it still feels kind of barren.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/goldeninterior.jpeg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>(Scott Lynch \/ Hell Gate)<\/p>\n<p>None of that will matter, though, once you take your first bite of Ignacio&#8217;s spectacular chilaquiles torta, a glorious beast stuffed with tortilla chips, salty queso fresco, loads of avocado, peppy red (or green) sauce, and sour cream for some tang. And the bread is lovely, a soft roll that somehow holds up nicely under the onslaught. I upgraded mine with some terrific funky chorizo and I suggest you do the same. 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