Here you'll find the traditional drink known as horchata, a sweet, cloudy beverage fashioned from rice and cinnamon that tastes like a liquid snickerdoodle. You'll also find freshly made juices such as watermelon, cantaloupe and cucumber lemonade (my favorite), all slightly pulpy from the big chunks of fruit added to the blender while your meat is sizzling and rolls are crisping on the griddle.
Like many torterias, the place is low on frills. I've never seen anyone eating at the handful of counter seats or on the noisy patio along East Colfax Avenue, but I have seen lots of happy people walking out, bags of chicken, steak, chorizo or egg tortas in hand, slurping fresh juices out of Big Gulp-sized cups to prepare their mouths for the chipotle-induced burn they know is about to come.
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