Monday Munchies: Chalupas at El Antojo Poblano

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El Antojo Poblano has been treating us since 2019, both as a food cart and a brick-and-mortar, featuring the distinctive cuisine of Puebla, Mexico.

The full-on dine-in restaurant features a vibrant dining room with yellow walls, festive papel picado banners, and hand-painted pottery. Colorful tablecloths and warm lighting create a cheerful and inviting space for families and friends.

While Poblano cuisine isn’t one of Tucson’s most common styles of Mexican food, El Antojo Poblano fills the void with each sandwich made on brioche-like, sesame-covered cemita bread.

However, here we’re shining a big spotlight on its chalupas.

“This ain’t your Taco Bell chalupa, that’s for sure,” said Jackie Tran, Editor at Tucson Foodie. “These little tortillas are fried with salsa roja and salsa verde, then topped with carne deshebrada, crumbled cheese, and onion. The tortillas have a little crunch and pliability at the same time, so they don’t crumble like tostadas.”

You can get six of these for just $8.

El Antojo Poblano also serves some of our favorite tacos in Tucson, and the restaurant, as a whole, was once named one of the “Top Places to Eat” in the city.

The restaurant is open from 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Monday-Thursday and 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. on Friday-Saturday, and closed on Sunday.

El Antojo Poblano is now located at 1108 W. St. Mary’s Rd. For more information, visit el-antojo-poblano.square.site and follow El Antojo Poblano on Instagram.