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| - This restaurant alone was worth the flight from Indiana hours earlier. I seldom get to spend time in AZ and the food available at places like this is one of the things that draws me into the cities when I do have a rare work and/or pleasure stay in the Southwest. This is the real deal down from the genuine waitress open to uninhibited conversation to the very bold and fresh preparation of flavors you just cannot find in the Midwest.
We tried:
1) Pollo en Mole Poblano (Chicken with Puebla-Style Mole Sauce). Chicken on the bone slow cooked and falling apart with a very bold, moderately spicy and chocolaty rich Puebla Mole sauce, very tasty beans and saffron accented rice. This meal was $12, as are all of their dinner choices on the back of the menu.
2) Fajitas de pollo. We didn't want to miss out good fajitas (and we did not). Nicely herbed, lightly prepared with a minimal amount of oil, and not a minute overcooked (very rare in Indiana.... where chicken needs to be tough most of the time). Fresh, light, and well balanced. The included side of guac was truly excellent. Again, $12 well spent.
3) Chips & Salsa. Chips were not hot, which is of course a let down. Even if the chips were not just made, they can still be reheated provided they haven't dried out. Heat up those chips (the oils taste better)! The salsa was redeeming. A true fresh, bold chipotle salsa (which I would preferred to have had more heat, yet still delicious) and a great complementary flavor to have on the table.
4) Margaritas. Blended, real ingredients. Mildly sweet and wonderfully fresh. Great tasting tequila for a $6 (16 ounces?) beverage.
On these travels I'm always prepared to be let down by a bad pick; this place was an excellent choice and when I'm around here again I will be scheduling a time to enjoy a sit down at Los Picos Parrilla. Yum.
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