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| - My husband and I were shopping for furniture over a holiday weekend. After three furniture stores, we were starving and we didn't want to eat fast food. Luckily, there was a Mexican restaurant on the same road as one of the furniture stores. We thought, could be tragic, could be magic. We took our chances.
We both lived in Texas for 30 years and we love Tex Mex. After living in New Hampshire for six years, where there are three Mexican restaurants in the entire state and none of them are good, we've been excited about the prospect of finding some decent Mexican food in Pittsburgh. We'd been to a couple of the popular local chains and they were OK. But they don't serve anything close to Tex Mex. Agave Mexican Grille, however, exceeded our expectations.
The decor is a little cheesy, the fake party supply store Mexican decorations are unnecessary. Let the food be the star! The menu featured the combination dinners we've been looking for, all served with rice and beans. The owner was waiting tables that day and we got to talking. He brought us a basket of warm chips and not a bowl of salsa but a bottle with a bowl. The salsa was straight ahead, not too spicy,ice cold and tasty. The owner also brought us a dish of their salsa verde, which was spicy and smokey, and theit white queso, which was delicious. Those were on the house.
I had the Speedy Gonzales, otherwise known as the combination dinner #2, which had a beef taco, a cheese enchiladas, rice and beans. For me, the cheese enchilada is a bellweather dish. If a restaurant can get a cheese enchilada right, they're onto something. It was delicious. My husband had a three enchilada plate and his was also very good. The ranchero sause was quite good.
We were so please to find a REAL Tex Mex place. The owner gave us a coupon for $5 off our next meal, so we'll most certainly be back.
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