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| - Years ago, the owners' family established the second-ever authentic, as in Mexican-owned, restaurant in the history of Wisconsin. This alone does not a fantastic restaurant make, but it does help to explain the obvious attention to detail put into the offerings of what from the street appears to be yet another choice among the many fast-casual, Mexican-style places popping up here and everywhere. Four stars because you can't get five without enchiladas on the menu, but no need to change for me. The salsas are fresh and handmade, unlike the salty, jarred or prepped-offsite products you get at Lupe's chain competitors. Ditto for the tortillas. I like that you can walk up and put together whatever you're in the mood for, choosing all of your own ingredients -- chorizo (ok), chicken or carnitas (great) or picadillo (their own pork/beef combo) -- and combining them into a taco, burrito, quesadilla, salad, bowl, torta or nachos. Add your choice of salsa (get that ranch stuff they just added!), fresh veggies and an ice-cold Pacifico, and you have yourself a fiesta buena that you can claim you put together yourself, in a matter of seconds, at a great price. Ole!
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