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Enter El Tango. We walked in last night, not knowing what to expect. It was kind of strange to order at the counter, but not terribly off-putting. Like I said, my dining partner and I did not know what to expect, so we ordered: Chips and salsa (which comes with 3 kinds), Quesadilla Hongos Al Ajillo, and a California Avocado Lime Burrito with veggies, all to share. Perhaps the girl who took our order could have warned us? Maybe she just thought we were hogs? Whatever, she was nice enough and I don't suppose it's her job to talk people out of ordering more food...
Holy crap. We were definitely not prepared for the amount of food that was about to be presented to us. The order of chips and salsa could have fed like 8 people, but the pineapple tomatillo salsa and the smoked cinnamon chipotle were super inventive and delicious. The pico was just meh, but with the other two we didn't even care. Next, let's talk about the quesadilla. YUM. Normally I could care less about quesadillas, but this one was super garlicky (read: spicy), and whatever sweet drizzle was on it was delicious. It was definitely not something you could get at Taco Bell or Chipotle (ugh). The Burrito was HUGE. I mean, it probably weighed as much as my cat (which by the way, is kinda hefty). But it was awesome. Limey, as promised, with tons of real veggies including sweet potatoes and cabbage. It is definitely not a traditional burrito, but I am more than ok with that. One of the dishes came with this amazing cabbage, salsa kind of salad that was sort of sweet and spicy and made a great accompaniment to the quesadilla.
Now, let's talk about how much food we actually ate. We finished off the pineapple salsa, each ate one piece of the quesadilla (there were 4), and not even half of our half of the burrito. There were also enough chips left to last a normal person for at least a week. We did, however, finish the cabbage salsa salad (which is clearly not what it's actually called). Whoa.
I am definitely looking forward to finishing it off today, or at least trying to!
Oh, and I will be back to try the cactus pear margarita.
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