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| - We came her for lunch today. Based on what I've seen and heard I had some high expectations. They were mostly met and surpassed, though one pretty big aspect of the meal really bombed it for me.
We headed in around 12:00 and were basically ambushed. We were greeted, sat, had our drinks ordered and chips and salsa were on the table within less than one minute. So right off the bat I can say that this is a great place if you're in a rush for lunch! But I wasn't in a rush, so I felt a bit pushed through the meal. The chips were fresh and crisp, and both salsas were pretty good (you get a mild, liquidy salsa and a spicy thick salsa).
The food is very affordable and comes out pretty quickly (a little too quickly for me.) They had a special of the day for $5.00 and majority of the basic combinations on the lunch menu were $5.50. I ordered the #5 combo which consisted of a taco, enchilada and rice. The taco was pretty darn amazing. What really did it for me was the fresh-made shell. This isn't the usual hard shell you find at most places...it's a puffy, crisp holder of goodness. The ground beef (you can also choose chicken) was really flavorful and packed with spices and some kind of pepper (either bell or jalapeno, I couldn't tell since it was chopped pretty fine.) It also came topped with lettuce and some kind of white cheese...I don't know what it was but it wasn't your run of the mill cheddar. The enchilada was also very tasty, and huge! It had the same ground beef as the taco and was covered with a tasty sauce and cheese. The enchilada was cooked perfectly and made for a pretty darn good lunch item. Then came the part of the lunch that was most disappointing...the rice.
I don't want to trash this wonderful restaurant for messing up a single little side item, but when it is a Mexican restaurant with lame rice, then that's just not cool with me. I could actually tell it wasn't going to be good when it came out because it was all kind of mushed together. The rice was definitely waaaaay overcooked and I just detest mushy rice. Not only was it overcooked, but I think the flavor got cooked out of it as well, as it was fairly bland.
The miss' went with the #1 combo which had a taco, chili relleno, guac salad and refried beans. She went with the chicken taco and it was a flavorful, tender shredded bit of meat. The chili relleno was a bit different as it is entirely surrounded by a mass of scrambled egg. The egg was good, and the chili stuffed with chicken and cheese was pretty darn tasty. If anything, the egg made it a bit much in terms of richness but it was a very good chili relleno (sure beat Monterys.) The guac definitely tasted like it was just made and was very refreshing, with a bit more lime bite than usual. The beans were right on par with other beans I've had...pretty great but nothing too fancy or special.
All in all, I enjoyed the meal very much and will most certainly go back. Despite being a tad bit rushed (I'm assuming it was due to the time we went) and the lame rice, it was definitely some top-notch Mexican. And I definitely have to say that they have some of the best tacos I've ever had...those shells and the ground beef crammed in there is the stuff dreams are made of. Actually, I can't wait to go back and give their carnitas a whirl!
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