The Menu

Breakfast — hot off the plancha before most of Chelsea is awake.

• Huevos Rancheros Madrugador $9.50

  Two eggs over crispy tortillas, salsa roja, beans, queso fresco.

• Huevos a la Mexicana $9.50

  Scrambled with tomato, onion and jalapeño. Tortillas on the side.

• Chilaquiles Rojos o Verdes $10.50

  Tortilla chips simmered in salsa, crema, cotija, onion. Add egg or carne +$2.

• Torta de Huevo $8.00

  Egg torta on toasted telera — breakfast you can hold in one hand.

Double tortilla, onion, cilantro, salsa de la casa.

• Tacos de Birria La Favorita $4.50

  Slow-braised beef, crisped on the griddle with cheese, consomé for dipping.

• Taco de Carne Asada $4.00

  Char-grilled steak, chopped to order.

• Taco de Pollo $3.75

  Seasoned shredded chicken.

• Taco de Carnitas $4.00

  Slow-cooked pork, crispy edges.

• Taco de Al Pastor $4.00

  Marinated pork with pineapple.

The little cravings that gave us our name.

• Flautas Doradas (4) La Favorita $11.00

  Crispy rolled tacos with chicken or beef — crema, cotija, lettuce, pico.

• Tostadas (2) $9.00

  Crispy shells piled with beans, meat, lettuce, crema and queso.

• Quesadilla de la Casa $9.50

  Hand-pressed tortilla, melty queso. Add any meat +$3.

• Sopes (2) $9.00

  Thick masa bases, beans, meat, crema, cotija.

• Elote / Esquites $5.00

  Street corn — mayo, cotija, chile, lime. On the cob or in a cup.

Toasted telera, mayo, beans, lettuce, tomato, jalapeño, queso. Served with fries.

• Torta de Milanesa La Favorita $12.50

  Crispy breaded chicken, stacked tall — a two-hands situation.

• Torta de Carne Asada $12.50

  Char-grilled steak with all the fixings.

• Torta Cubana $13.50

  The everything torta — ask what's in it today.

Full plates with rice, beans, salad and tortillas.

• Carne Asada Plate La Favorita $15.50

  Grilled steak, fried egg, sweet plantains, chicharrón, rice and salad.

• Pollo a la Plancha $13.50

  Griddled chicken breast with rice, beans and salad.

• Carnitas Plate $14.00

  Crispy slow-cooked pork with all the sides.

Aguas frescas made daily, plus coffee from open to close.

• Agua Fresca del Día $3.50

  Horchata, jamaica or tamarindo — ask what's fresh.

• Café de Olla $3.00

  Cinnamon-spiced coffee — the 6am special.

• Mexican Sodas $2.75

  Jarritos, Coca-Cola de vidrio and friends.