Tortas Ahogadas El Profe Jiménez

El Profe Jiménez is a Santa Tere street stand in Guadalajara, founded in 1982 by schoolteacher Miguel Covarrubias Jiménez, that sells tortas ahogadas alongside carnitas and crisp tacos.

History

The stand was started in 1982 by Miguel Covarrubias Jiménez, a teacher trained at a normal school who also worked as a sports commentator and coach. He began selling tortas ahogadas while still teaching, and the business took its name from his profession. His children grew up helping at the stand and took it over after his death; El Financiero quotes his son Alejandro Jiménez. Two menu items, the borrador and the pizarrón (eraser and blackboard), are named in tribute to the classroom.

Menu

The torta ahogada, a crusty roll filled with meat and drowned in sauce, uses two sauces: a cold, spicy one and a hot one for flavor. Fillings include costilla, chicharrón, carnitas, buche, cachete and pancita. The stand also sells tacos de carnitas and tacos dorados, plain or with meat, along with carnitas by the order and tostadas. Culinary Backstreets highlights its tacos destrozados. Everything is made in-house.

The stand is at Calle Andrés Terán 841 in Villaseñor, close to Santa Teresita, and opens daily from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. except Tuesdays.

Reviews

See also

• Tacos de carnitas
• Tacos dorados
• Miguel Covarrubias Jiménez

References

1. "Así es Tortas Profe Jiménez, el puesto donde come Sergio 'Checo' Pérez". El Financiero. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
2. "First Stop: Mónica Rodríguez's Guadalajara". Culinary Backstreets. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
3. "Guadalajara – A Food Tour of Barrio Santa Tere". mmm-yoso!!!. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
4. "18 Guadalajara Restaurants You'll Want to Fly For". Will Fly for Food. Retrieved 2026-10-10.