It's a friendly and warm place, with dark yellow walls and colorful wall hangings, casual table settings of plastic and paper, and wonderful smells coming from the semi-open kitchen. On both occasions I was embraced by the aroma of roasting pork as soon as I walked through the door, and couldn't resist ordering it on the first occasion. More on that in a minute.
    Complimentary nachos and two salsas were brought to our table as soon as we were seated. The nachos were still warm, having just been fried, and the salsas could not have tasted cleaner. The red was the typical tomato, jalapeño, onion, cilantro and lime juice variety, but it was well above average as a result of its freshness, probably made only hours before. The green chile salsa was a little spicier and pureed, and it was terrific. Our server was young and very enthusiastic, and remained attentive to our needs throughout our meal.
    Over the course of my many visits to Ay! Caramba, I've probably sampled everything on the menu. For this review, I've chosen the last two visits, and will tell you they are representative of every preceding one in quality, quantity and value. The flautas are two flour tortillas filled with fresh roasted chicken, rolled tightly and deep-fried, served with a wonderful avocado sauce. The chicken was very flavorful and the tortillas had become crisp in the frying, so the texture contrast felt good in the mouth. The avocado sauce, like everything else we've ever eaten there, had a clean and fresh flavor line and went very well with the chicken. The flautas were accompanied by rice and refried beans, making for a very full plate of generous portions.
    The pork burrito was a large flour tortilla layered with pinto beans, lettuce, tomato and cheese, and topped with sour cream. This was a huge burrito, and I knew it would be a challenge to finish it, but I was up for a challenge that night. The pork was slow roasted, I was told, well seasoned and oh, so flavorful, and that flavor came through loud and clear even with all of its competition inside the burrito.