I tried the $12 special at Tacos Cala–3 of their tacos and an agua Fresca (we picked the avena, an oat-based horchata variant that wasn’t too sweet or spiced, perfect for the meal, YMMV).
As @plragde noted, the taste of the tortillas didn’t jump past the stewed meat and rice flavors, but it was pliable and the texture helped grip the meat juices.
My favorite filling was the intense pork and onion adobo. The summer squash was also quite good— it’s not sliced, so the grilled juices burst into the rice and beans with each bite. The chicken and king trumpet mushroom was innocuous.
The torta of the day was the $14 beef tongue Milanesa. Wow, that’s a good sandwich. I was initially skeptical of the crusty bread-- upscaling banh mi or torta to a crusty bread makes them difficult to compress. Luckily, I was able to deconstruct Cala’s torta easily and and give the top a good Hulk smash before reassembling it. The crisp onions, juicy tomato, bulky texture of the breading, and soft, barely held together, tongue worked great with the crusty bread. There’s a smoky chili spread on the bread (chipotle?), which was used with restraint, and didn’t distract from the meat.
