These entrees are served with a fluffy Mexican rice checkered with vegetables and mashed beans sieved to a looser, smoother texture than we are generally accustomed. Not all the entrees are likely to appeal to Anglo tastes. Neither of those, by the way, is sweet at all. This is seriously hot stuff. Of course, the food is meant to be eaten all wrapped up in the luscious fresh tortillas served with all dishes.
Flour tortillas are quite different from most of the handmade ones in local restaurants.
They're thin and quite chewy, each having a variety of toothsome textures. One of the great things about Fonda Dona Chencha is that you can sample many of the dishes as either tacos or gorditas. The weekday version included cheese enchiladas bathed in a tomatillo sauce, rice and beans. Another superb dish, tinga , melds shreds of chicken and stewed onions in a light red sauce. You can spend a week eating here and feel as if you've been on vacation in Mexico.