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| - We returned to El Valle for dinner with some friends, after not having returned for -- yikes!! -- 7 years. I must give El Valle kudos and a higher rating this time around, as we had an exceptional experience. I honestly couldn't remember our last visit, but I'm glad we returned.
The menu is quite extensive. It took awhile to review it entirely. And I found a lot of different choices than a lot of Mexican restaurants offer, which was a nice surprise. All at fantastic prices, with an average of about $10 a person. I finally decided on Camarones El Loco, which is described as "shrimp in a special burning hot chipotle sauce, served with rice and beans." What intrigued me most was the "burning hot" sauce. While it didn't seem "burning hot" to me (sadly), it certainly was delicious and came with a lot of shrimp. It was a creamy sauce without much kick. Bonus: all the sauce doubled as a sauce for the rice. I didn't even use the tortillas that were brought with the meal; it was all good and filling on its own.
One of our friends ordered one of the soups that she's ordered before, proclaiming its size enormous. She ordered the small bowl, which is much bigger than other restaurants' small size. And she was right. It was a huge-portioned, very chunky soup, stuffed with a lot of goodness. It's a meal in itself.
We all left the restaurant fat and happy. My opinion of El Valle has been changed...for the better! They have fantastic food at excellent prices.
(TIP: When you're done at El Valle, sneak around behind the building and discover Artisen, which serves Ecuadorian gelato for dessert. YUM!)
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