As I mentioned in my last blog post, I took a trip to Zion National Park with a couple of long-distance girlfriends. We try to take a trip together and reunite once a year. For two years now we had a formula. We fly to LAX and then drive 7-8 hours to a national park, spend 2-3 days there, and then drive back to LA to fly home. This year before heading to the airport, we had breakfast at Porto’s, a Cuban bakery and cafe. My friend Thomas, a former Los Angeles resident recommended this place. He tells me he orders the Potato Balls (a Porto’s trademark but they’re generally known as papas rellenas) and brings them back to Texas every time he travels to LA.
Their bakery case is impressive. Cakes, sweet and savory empanadas, croissants, muffins, danishes, puffs, and on and on. It’s overwhelming in the best way.
It was breakfast and I lean savory so I ordered a bacon omelet croissant sandwich. It ended up being even more indulgent and heavier than listed on the menu. There’s a layer of crispy potato sticks, tomatoes, and a slathering of mayonnaise. I finished that whole dang thing.
To read a sandwich roundup of the Triangle, check out Best Sandwiches in the Triangle.
I also ordered a box of Potato Balls and a couple of meat pies to take back to enjoy with Sugarface.
And because I am such a sweet girlfriend, I assured the quality of the balls before making it back home. Man, the meat pies were good but I’d come back to Porto’s every time I’m in the area for these balls. In case you can’t tell from the photo, they’re fried mashed potato balls stuffed with seasoned ground beef. They’re perfect. Sugarface heated them up the next day and texted me. “I love delicious balls.” So he approves too.
Portos Bakery
http://www.portosbakery.com/
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