Why Families Love Modern Tortilla on Game Day

Why Families Love Modern Tortilla on Game Day

Most people may not be able to differentiate between summer and fall in the Phoenix area without a calendar, but you’ve lived here for more than a minute, and you recognize the signs. You can walk out to check your mail barefoot, if only after dark, iced pumpkin spice latte is what’s on special at the local coffee shop, and of course, the Cardinals begin to show up in our TV listings! Fall is here in the desert, and because you would rather watch the game than spend any time in the kitchen cooking, families are choosing Modern Tortilla to provide the food for game day celebrations!

The Perfect Handheld Dish

The taco is becoming the most popular handheld in the nation, nudging aside hot dogs and hamburgers and providing a spicy heat to your day of all-American celebration. Our tacos are handmade with locally sourced ingredients whenever possible, and whether you choose our food truck to roll into your bash or keep it small and simple with our taco cart, Modern Tortilla will save the day, feeding your hungry friends, family, and neighbors. And who knows? It is entirely possible that because you are able to concentrate on the players on the screen, rather than running back and forth from the kitchen to the living room, your good juju could be psychically transmitted and Cardinals will win again! See what you would have missed if you had chosen to cook?

Kids Love Us, Too!

When you have budding sports fans in your family, you may worry about finding food they will eat without complaint, but you know that all desert kids love tacos, or at the very least, will chow down on our quesadillas, no questions asked! The family that eats together, watches football together, and the family that watches football together won’t be happy without Modern Tortilla. Give us a call today and discover how many bites it will take to make your family fall in love with Modern Tortilla on game day. We can promise that everyone will love our tacos. Or burritos. Or quesadillas!

New Modern Tortilla Menu Items to Try

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As we boldly stride into the new year, we find ourselves looking forward to the new and as of yet undiscovered and that includes the foods you may not have tried before today. Modern Tortilla has long been known as a food truck serving traditional food with a new age twist and even as you may have been following us for a while, there may still be Modern Tortilla menu items that you have yet to try and today, we invite you to color outside the lines of your normal tastes. This guide to something new found at Modern Tortilla will allow you to discover your latest obsessions.

Healthy Can Taste Good

One of the most common New Year’s resolutions is the one where we promise to lose weight and if you think that losing weight and eating Mexican food can not go hand in hand we are excited to prove you wrong. You may have seen our veggie taco on the menu, preferring to ignore anything with vegetable in the title, but trust us. The taste of this taco will stun and its heartiness will surprise, encouraging guests to discover a new and healthy taste they will love forever.

The Tortilla That Changes It All

Anyone who spent any amount of time in Arizona understands the importance of the tortilla when it comes to tacos and burritos, but you may not know that tortillas come in many different flavors as well. If this is a new concept for you and you find yourself feeling especially hungry in this first month of the new year, we invite you to sample our Modern Tortilla Southwest Steak Burrito. Wrapped in a chili flour tortilla that enhances the savory flavors of the meat, veggies, rice, and cheese that lie inside, its red hue offers a hint as to the flavor explosion you are about to ingest.

Not Just Food

Something new doesn’t have to be a food, it can be a beverage that is refreshing, sweet, and a little tart. We are, of course, talking about our house-made mason jar lemonade, coming in a variety of innovative flavors, and tasting like what we imagine heaven would if it had a taste. If you really want to savor a sip of the Southwest, try our Prickly Pear lemonade, and live like a native.

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Life is better when you try new things but blending the new with the traditional will bring you greater joy.

What To Get At Modern Tortilla This Arizona Valentine’s Day

On the spiciest holiday of the year, you know the one that is about love and the heat you generate with your favorite Valentine, you could enjoy a stuffy meal of small proportions at the way overpriced restaurant everyone raves about. Or you could match the heat of the holiday with a taste of the spicy food, that like your love, reminds you of love, spice, and the hot Arizona sun shining out her eyes. This guide to what to get at Modern Tortilla this Arizona Valentine’s Day will prove once again that yes, you really like her and know what she loves best as well!

It’s Not Rocket Science

We are honored that you are considering a visit to Modern Tortilla on Valentine’s Day and we first want to wish you the happiest of holidays. And then we want to tell you that when it comes to ordering off our menu on this day filled with love and excitement, this decision will be the easiest one you make all year. EVERY item on our menu is destined to bring a smile to your love’s face, as well as earn you the title of Best Valentine’s Gifter, even if you buy nothing else.

Ok, we recommend a stop at a local jewelry and/or chocolate store as well, but the quickest way to anyone’s heart, male or female, is with delicious tacos from Modern Tortilla. (That’s how that old saying goes, right?) Offering 3 spicy choices, Chicken Tinga, Carne Asada, and Veggie Tacos, every taco plate comes with 2 tacos and chips and salsa, amping up the degrees on this day designed for heat and passion.

And while not everyone is as passionate about tacos as we are, there are other options on our menu, including a thick and spicy Southwest Burrito made with our carne asada, sweet corn, cilantro, a Monterey and cheddar blend cheese, all wrapped up in a handmade chili flour tortilla. For a wholesome treat, order our house made mason jar lemonade and if you take the meal home to enjoy, we have heard that adding a shot of vodka to the lemonade is a very good idea!

Love Doesn’t Have to be Complicated

The most thoughtful gifts don’t have to be the most expensive ones. Most Valentine’s just want to be heard, respected, and served tacos on a chilly day in February. Bring your sweetest by Modern Tortilla for a holiday meal she will love you forever for.

Most Underrated Food Items At Modern Tortilla You Should Try

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We all have our favorite Modern Tortilla menu dishes that, even as we come back again and again and we promise that we will order something different this time, we continually fall back on the flavor that makes us feel fantastic. For some of you it’s the chicken tinga tacos that make your taste buds sing, for others its our southwest steak burrito, loaded with steak, veggies, and cheese that makes your heart skip a beat and while we appreciate your favorites, lately we have realized that there are some of our menu items that just aren’t receiving the love they deserve! Everything we serve is delicious and we truly understand that feeling that you have to feed your craving, but today we thought we would take a few minutes of your time to talk about some of the other dishes, ones that are equally tasted, but somewhat underrated, according to our studies of what sells!

Your Newest Obsessions

Our veggie tacos, while popular with the vegetarian crowd, doesn’t seem to get as much notice by the carnivores in our midst and we think this is a big mistake! Equally hearty and chock-filled with a kaleidoscope of flavors you will never tire of the sweet potatoes that make up the “protein” portion of the dish. They will become your newest obsession!

If you aren’t sure that the veggie taco will be enough to conquer your hunger, that’s ok, you can always counter with the carne tacos for your second choice! Another less chosen but so very delicious option is our chicken fajita quesadilla, created with a spinach tortilla, chicken tinga, grilled peppers, and cheddar cheese, this hearty creation is not your grandchildren’s quesadilla!

Bursting with flavor and providing a hearty companion to go along with the chips and salsa that are a part of every dish we offer, your escape to Modern Tortilla menu will be filled with flavor and fun and have you coming back even more, because if this is so good, what about all the other items you haven’t tried?

Yes, we can guarantee that assuming you have no allergies, EVERY item on our menu is going to be your favorite, including the items that we have previously considered underrated!

Taste the Adventure

Life is too short to eat the same foods; stop by one of our food trucks today and explore all the options on our menu.

Try These Underrated Menu Items At Modern Tortilla

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It can be easy to find yourself in a rut at certain times in your life. You develop a routine, rising early every week day, sleeping late every weekend, running errands, attending meetings, school events, and required meals with the parents. You even find yourself ordering the same meals at the same restaurants, because you KNOW they are going to taste amazing and you honestly don’t want to take the risk of trying something that will be less than stellar. Summer, however, is the perfect time to step outside your box, making plans for exciting adventures and sleeping later in the week (because less traffic!) and is also the perfect time to expand your culinary horizons, simply by enjoying some of these Modern Tortilla menu items that may be underrated simply because you haven’t tried them before!

Chicken Fajita Quesadilla

Here’s the thing. The quesadilla is something that you often order for the kids, a southwestern version of the classic grilled cheese sandwich, and as such, we forgive you for overlooking it! Our chicken fajita quesadilla, however, is no ordinary cheese crisp and is quite healthy! We start with a spinach tortilla, top it with our famous chicken tinga, grilled peppers, onions, and of course, thick and rich cheddar cheese! This is not a light meal, however, as all our plates, the quesadilla plate included, come with salty tortilla chips and a deliciously spicy red salsa that may become your newest obsession!

Veggie Taco

The idea of a taco filled with vegetables may seem foreign to you, but we promise it is an idea that we are constantly congratulated over! Filled with sweet potatoes, caramelized onions, roasted corn, and roasted red peppers, every bite from the first tantalizing taste to the sad finale will be your favorite! If still unsure, each taco plate comes with two tacos, so order your favorite plus this healthy blend and tell us if we are wrong! Chips and salsa will help fill any remaining empty spots in your belly, so you shouldn’t have any fear of lingering hunger pangs!

Don’t Forget the House Made Mason Jar Lemonade!

There seems to be two schools of drinkers in the desert; the one in which you can never get enough water and the other in which soda rules! There is absolutely nothing wrong with either, except for the fact that you are missing out on our House Made Lemonade, served in mason jars for a touch of country! Refreshing, tangy, and totally summer, our lemonades will go with any of the dishes we serve! Stop by today and discover our Modern Tortilla anew!

Announcing Fresh Taste Meal Prep!

Don’t you just love when an idea that came about out of necessity works so well you start to wonder how you ever lived without it your entire life? That is exactly what happened to us during the early days of the quarantine, when we realized that people needed help with their meal choices and the idea of offering a meal prep service came to mind! And now, months later, the idea has become so popular, we are now able to offer it as a full-time venture! Coming straight to you from the creators of Modern Tortilla, our Fresh Taste Meal Prep service has everything you need to make your evening dinners simple, fresh, and delicious!

Three Steps to Yum

Your life is complicated enough, so we knew that whatever we chose to do, we needed to make it easy, and we think we managed to do so wonderfully! First step, make your meal selections at the link we listed above. Our menus change every week, eliminating any chance of food boredom, but if you find something you love, we encourage you to stick with it! We also work with your dietary restrictions, so please be sure to let us know if you have a peanut allergy or can’t handle gluten. Second step, choose between delivery or self-pick-up. We deliver anywhere in the valley of the sun for a small fee that ranges between $5 and $10, depending on how far away from our meal prep kitchens your home is located! Remembering to order by Thursday at 3 PM ensures that your weekly meals will be ready for pick-up or delivery on Sunday afternoon, and your mind will be free of at least one worry as you prepare for another week of meetings, school events, and having to remember if this is the week your child physically goes to school or if this is his or her online time! And finally, the third and last step is the simplest of all and involves nothing more than to enjoy the meals we worked so hard on! Our meal prep dishes are made with fresh and local ingredients that are healthy, delicious, and absolutely guilt-free! The nutrition information is all on the label attached to each meal, allowing our customers to know everything there is to know about the dish.

If You Haven’t Tried It Yet

Now is the perfect time to check out our newest endeavor! And of course, if you’re craving tacos, our food trucks are easy to find as well!

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Summer Flavors to Love from Modern Tortilla

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Summer can be a mixed blessing for the desert dwellers of the world. Longer days and lazy vacation weeks are all great, but when the mercury rises above the century mark, we do tend to think longingly of the cooler days of winter! And as we shed useless layers of clothing, spend more time in the pool, and less time out of the air conditioning, it’s very likely our food tastes will change as well! Heartier meals sit heavy in our stomachs and we find ourselves turning to lighter dishes to sate our hunger, but as there are only so many salads a human to eat, we have discovered that tacos are the answers to most of our cravings! When you find yourself craving a taste of summer flavors, head on over to one of our Modern Tortilla food trucks and savor the taste of the tacos we do so well!

Angling for Appetizers?

Although tacos are a favorite every season of the year, during the summer months you may prefer something smaller, and our appetizer menu is the perfect place to find what you are looking for! Our chicken flautas made with braised chicken, served in a lightly fried flour tortilla and topped with shredded cheddar cheese, tomatillo salsa, and Mexican crema are destined to be the meal you crave all season long!

Dreaming About Taco Tuesday Every Day of the Week!

To be absolutely honest, we are unable to think of a single time when we have heard someone say, “Nah, it’s just too hot for tacos!” Whether it’s 115 degrees and the sun is beating down relentlessly or the temperatures have dropped to 100 degrees with 95 percent humidity and we are walking through air so thick you can almost see it, tacos are what we all dream about! Modern Tortilla’s tacos are especially delicious and come in a variety of flavors, including the Modern Mayan with braised pork, the El Ranchero with beef skirt steak, and our summer favorite, Flew the Coop! Starring our famous chicken tinga, this taco is one you will find yourself returning for time and time again!

Quench Your Thirst with Our Summer Flavors

We all know the importance of staying hydrated, especially in the heat of summer, and as such, our ice-cold bottled waters will be flying off the shelves. But rest assured, for those who love something sweet to quench their thirst, bottled and canned sodas are available, as is that south of the border favorite, horchata!

Can’t Stop Thinking About Those Tacos Now?

Stop by today and enjoy the taste of summer with a refreshing taco from Modern Tortilla!

 

Weekly Meal Menu

The pandemic has brought a lot of change to our world as we shelter in place and practice social distancing, but we are slowly learning how to adapt to these temporary changes. We expand our horizons as the walls close in around us with virtual tours of the great museums in the world, we finally get to read all those books on our eReaders, and we gather our immediate family close, spending quality time in much higher quantities than ever before. And while we are grateful for that opportunity, the worst part of all this family togetherness is often as simple as trying to come up with a meal plan that appeals to those you love most. But as we have been a million times before and will be a million more times again, we at Modern Tortilla have you covered with our Weekly Meal Menu!

Not Just Tacos and Burritos

This weekly meal menu offers more than just tacos and burritos—not that there’s anything wrong with those items! It features a well thought out healthy and delicious epicurean taste of international delights, including gyros, BBQ pork bowls, and Thai shrimp skewers, and in case you were worried, pork pastor tacos (braised achiote pork, grilled pineapple, avocado crema, pickled red onions and served with Mexican rice) as well as a tasty children’s menu designed to stimulate picky appetites! Each meal listed comes with a variety of accompaniments, each designed to be healthy, delicious, and to complement the main dish. For example, the Sage Pork Loin comes with garlic broccoli and roasted sweet potatoes.

The pricing range is simple. For the 5-meal minimum order (up to 9 meals total) it will cost only $9 per meal plus tax and delivery fee. For 10 to 13 meal orders, we bring the price down to $8.50 per meal (plus tax and delivery). Kids’ meals are a separate cost, coming in at $6 per meal and including chicken tenders with whole fruit, kids’ mac & cheese with broccoli and chicken, and a kids’ cheeseburger, also with whole fruit! Desserts are also offered, with options such as chocolate chip and sugar cookies, both freshly baked, and our personal favorite, our classic mini cannoli, all costing $3 each. All meals can be picked up on Sunday or Monday and must be ordered by 3PM the Thursday before. Simply fill out the order form on our website and be sure to let us know if you want to pick up the meals or let us deliver them to you!

Here’s the Best Part of Our Weekly Meal Menu

During these troubled times there are heroes that not only aren’t staying home safe and sound, they are going out and potentially putting themselves in harms way. These brave heroes are our first responders, and we are offering the opportunity for our guests to thank them with the purchase of meals! Offering 5 meals for $40, 10 meals for $75, and 20 meals for $140, you indicate on the form which amount you would like to donate and we’ll deliver them to police stations, fire departments, and hospitals around the valley; no tax or delivery fee will be charged, offering our heroes delicious and cheap catering in Phoenix AZ!

Supporting Each Other

Helping each other out in times of trouble or distress is what good neighbors do, and we are just happy we can do our part! Give us a call today and let’s start working together on a food plan that will please all the members of your family!

Stay Warm with a Hot and Fresh Meal from Modern Tortilla

This morning, an unusual thing happened to some of us at Modern Tortilla. We woke up as normal, went about our morning business pretty much the same, and then, when we went outside, all semblance of normalcy ended. The sky was gray, wet stuff was falling to the ground, and our bodies began to shiver! Winter has arrived in the desert, and although we aren’t quite sure how we feel about this unusual season here in the Valley of the Sun, we are definitely more thankful than normal for the delicious, hot, and fresh meals we serve at Modern Tortilla. Designed to warm a body from the inside, the falling of the mercury could be seen as an excellent occurrence when enjoyed with a spicy Modern Tortilla taco!

It’s Basically Science

Desert dwellers are not used to cold weather, but if it means we get to eat more tacos, we’re all for it—especially if those tacos (and burritos, quesadillas and more) come from a Modern Tortilla food truck! Our passion is food, and it shows in every item we offer. From the traditional elote made with fresh and local corn on the cob to the sides of Spanish rice or chips and salsa, the flavors promise to delight. And in the winter, the spice and heat of your favorite dish can warm you from the inside out; it’s basically a very tasty form of science!

Cold fingers wrapped around our hot and fresh steak burritos created with a chili flour tortilla, carne asada, white onion, shredded cheddar, cilantro, lime crema, and fresh jalapeño will stop shaking. Chattering teeth will be distracted by the explosion of flavors in our El Ranchero tacos made with marinated beef skirt steak, white onions, cilantro, chipotle salsa, lime juice and wrapped in a savory homemade corn tortilla. How can you stay cold with all this spice and heat filling the empty spots in your stomach? Skip the scarf you would normally wrap around your neck to help avoid the breeze and sample an extra helping of chips and fire-roasted salsa. It has to keep you warm; it has fire right in its name!

A sweet crème filled churro is delicious no matter what the season, but it offers a little extra something in these dark days of winter. The warmth emanating from its sugary “body” and the sweet nectar of the crème inside these special treats adds warmth to your soul. Go ahead and take off the heavy coat; your Modern Tortilla dessert will warm you from the top of your head to the soles of your feet!

At Modern Tortilla We Are Where You Are

Follow our food trucks and stay warm this winter; it’s brutal out there for the thin blooded desert dwellers, but a tasty meal from Modern Tortilla can help warm you up—and fill you up too!

Menu Spotlight: The Steak Quesadilla

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Born and raised right here in Arizona, most of our Modern Tortilla staff has grown up on the simple joys of tacos and quesadillas, while the rest of the world is more familiar with grilled cheese or peanut butter sandwiches. That just makes us sad. Once you’ve tasted the explosion of flavor that accompanies a quesadilla dipped in salsa with just the right amount of heat, your life is forever changed!And when you stop to think about the basic quesadilla, consisting of nothing more than cheese and a crispy grilled tortilla, it’s just about as perfect a meal that’s ever been created—until now! We like to think we have enhanced perfection with our Southwest Steak Quesadilla and we really think you should try one for your next lunch.

The Steak Quesadilla: Delicious with Every Bite

When you combine two near-perfect foods, the outcome is destined to be unforgettable,and that’s what we have done with our steak quesadilla! We start with a grilled chili flour tortilla;the spice of the chili is hot, but not so hot that our northern friends unaccustomed to heat can’t handle it. Next, we prepare the carne asada,seasoning it to perfection and grilling it just the way you love. At this point, the scent of meat attracts hungry guests in hordes, and the sight of salivating masses brings a smile to our chef’s face because he knows the best is yet to come! A handful of sweet corn and a sprinkle of cilantro is about to be layered on, but first, comes the cheese. Gooey, sticky, and so delicious, our blend of Monterey and cheddar cheeses is generously spread onto the savory tortilla, followed by the perfectly cooked carne, and topped with the previously mentioned sweet corn and cilantro. Folded in half and grilled to a perfect crispness on both sides, our savvy Modern Tortilla grill cook knows the exact moment to remove this tasty treat from the grill to be cut into easily handled triangles.

As it is plated (or boxed) and prepared for your consumption, be sure to stop just a second and enjoy the beauty of the colors of your Southwest Steak Quesadilla: the red of the chili tortilla, the gold and white of the cheese,the rich brown of the steak, and the sprinkle of green from cilantro. This dish is a work of art that will only improve with each bite. Ok, go ahead—it’s time to take your first bite of paradise. It’s not necessary to tell us what you think;the ecstasy in your eyes will be plain for all to see!

The Art of the Meal

Modern Tortilla finds the beauty in simple blends of ingredients. Locally sourced and served fresh and hot, your palate will thank you with every bite! Think about us when it’s time to cater your next event or when you’re just looking for the perfect taste of a steak quesadilla on a random Tuesday afternoon!