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| - Went there Sunday eve with six friends. As the posted reviews range rather wildly across the spectrum, I was very interested to try El Campesino myself. I'm glad I did. Starting with the chips and salsa: chips were O.K. but the salsa had a nice touch of heat and enough flavor to make the experience very enjoyable. It wasn't a lot of heat, but probably enough to turn someone off if they don't like spicy things.
Next, I split a half-pitcher of margaritas ($11.95) with a friend. I'm glad I did. The margaritas were very good and you could taste the tequila. My friend was left longing for more.
For dinner I chose three enchiladas ($7.50): one cheese, one ground beef and one shredded beef, plus rice ($2.25). One test I use for Mexican restaurants is "What is the quality of the ground beef?" I have found that some places go for the cheapest ground beef they can buy, but better places serve ground beef of a higher quality. Well, all three enchiladas passed my "Darn, That's Good!" test. Then I poured some salsa onto my rice and mixed in a little enchilada sauce. Nice. As good as any rice I've had.
Only one person in the party did not give rave reviews to what they ordered. They ordered something that was a lot hotter than what they thought it would be. They didn't say it was bad, just hot.
So overall, we gave El Campesino four stars, and I will probably put it in the rotation of my favorite Mexican Restaurants.
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