try the molcajete. this little place is not only "the real way", it is also the real deal (i know it really means "the royal way", but i'm trying to be clever, work with me here.)niceand bright, colorfully decorated with 4 or 5 booths, and maybe 8 tables - no separate bar area, very small outside seating area.
usual suspects on the menu, especially the lunch specials. rice is very nice, grains properly separated; beans are rather soupy, but with good flavor; chips are nice, but the salsa is thin, and a little bland. the authentic soft tacos are very, verynice- frankly much better, and much better plated, than at its "sister" restaurant in the guilford college shopping center. the carnitas and steak tacos were especially nice.
but the real dish is el molcajete - a large dish with beef, pork, chicken, chorizo, roasted green onion, roasted jalapeno peppers, roasted catctus, cheese, and avacado served in a large, hot lava rock bow ( the molcajete)l - the same kind of bowl used to make salsa in mexican homes. this dish will serve 3 or 4 people, and comes with tortillas, beans, rice, and both a red and green sauce. you in effect use these items to make your own tacos, and they are awesome. the price is $21,99, but will feed 3 or 4. this is the single best mexican dish i've every eaten because there are so many tastes and flavors going on here. the 2 sauces are a little on the mild side, but there is some hotter red sauce available, on request.
the service here is excellent and friendly, and the food is quick out of the kitchen. there are a number of reasons to try this little gem, but el molcajete seals the deal - the real deal.
-----28 apr, 2012-----
go for el molcajete. this little place is not only "the real way", it is also the real deal (i know it really means "the royal way", but i'm trying to be clever, work with me here.)niceand bright, colorfully decorated with 4 or 5 booths, and maybe 8 tables - no separate bar area, very small outside seating area.
usual suspects on the menu, especially the lunch specials. rice is very nice, grains properly separated; beans are rather soupy, but with good flavor; chips are nice, but the salsa is thin, and a little bland. the authentic soft tacos are very, verynice- frankly much better, and much better plated, than at its "sister" restaurant in the guilford college shopping center. the carnitas and steak tacos were especially nice.
but the real dish is the el molcajete - a large dish with beef, pork, chicken, chorizo, roasted green onion, roasted jalapeno peppers, roasted catctus, cheese, and avacado served in a large, hot lava rock bowl (the molcajete) - the same kind of bowl used to make salsa in mexican homes. this dish will serve 3 or 4 people, and comes with tortillas, beans, rice, and both a red and green sauce. you in effect use these items to make your own tacos, and they are awesome. the price is $21,99, but will feed 3 or 4. this is the single best mexican dish i've every eaten because there are so many tastes and flavors going on here. the 2 sauces are a little on the mild side, but there is some hotter red sauce available, on request.
the service here is excellent and friendly, and the food is quick out of the kitchen. there are a number of reasons to try this little gem, but el molcajete seals the deal - the real deal.