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Dining out: Chalia's Bakery
I'd noticed Chalia's a few times when driving along Midvale's Center Street, attracted by its cute little building with a teensy courtyard out front and the smiling, ponytailed girl on its logo. We finally went with the kids for a weekend lunch, and the clean interior was every bit as appealing as the outside, with a tile floor, little round tables dotted across the small dining space and a glass bakery case filled with enticing cakes.
The menu calls Chalia's sandwiches panini, but that's really just a marketing term. These big, generously filled sandwiches are tortas, a classic Mexican sandwich served on a big, crusty roll. True, these sandwiches were pressed for extra crispness, but their fillings had distinctly Mexican touches. Also, they're enormous: a whole one would easily feed two women, even really hungry ones.
Our son and youngest daughter shared the Saturday special, a half mollete served with bean soup, a drink and a cookie. A mollete is a Mexican snack, and this one was warm and filling with its bread spread with butter and topped with tender beans and cheese, then toasted until it all melded together. It came with a cup of fiery pico de gallo and the bean soup, simple and savory and topped with crushed tortilla chips.
My husband had the Mexican pork sandwich, a monumental portion of pulled pork in a smoky sauce that was not a bit sweet, spread on crispy bread along with mayo, lettuce and tomatoes.
The Mexican pork was delicious, and I think I'd have begged for a couple more bites of my own sandwich, the turkey breast with chipotle mayo, hadn't been so good. It was nicely balanced between sliced turkey breast, that smoky and just-spicy sauce and toppings of lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, avocado and cream cheese.
Recent comments
I'm sad chalia's bakery is closed. They had the best paninis and...
Anonymous | Oct. 14, 2009 at 9:58 a.m.
hey, i miss her bakery too, wud u have her contact no or address?
vk | May 31, 2009 at 11:29 a.m.
Im sad because chalia's Bakery is closed, that was the best place to...
Mary | Oct. 20, 2008 at 6:05 p.m.
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