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| - Cantina Mexicana is a cute little, family owned Mexican restaurant. The owner is a tender elderly woman, originally from Mexico, so the dishes and the atmosphere are seemingly authentic.
When I say the atmosphere is authentic, I mean, it's beaten up and run down. It truly could be in the heart of Mexico (minus the heat) and you wouldn't know the difference. Although, this would probably be a 5 star place in Mexican standards.
The food was good. I didn't thoroughly inspect the menu... I was hungry and having a working lunch, so I didn't have enough time for that, but I did notice that there were some fairly "high-end" pricey items on the menu. I opted for a $12 chorizo burrito which was pretty yummy. I was warned that I was spicy, it wasn't. I asked for hot sauce, and they lady brought it to me with a warning "this one is hot!" It wasn't. So basically if the older woman tells you something is spicy, take it with a grain of salt. I think she has a very low tolerance for spice.
The chorizo perogies have an interesting story. So apparently the Mexican lady married a Polish man. When they opened the restaurant, he insisted that they have something Polish on the menu. Not wanting to stray too far from the Mexican theme, they experimented with numerous perogie fillings. This is what they came up with, and they're pretty darn good. Unique, definitely worth trying.
Enjoy.
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