September 1, 2014
On Labor Day we met some relatives for lunch in Boulder and
this is the place they thought would be a good place to meet. I don't think
I've ever been to a restaurant on Labor Day or any other holiday for that
matter so I didn't know if it would be busy or not. We arrived at about one
o'clock and the place was empty besides one or two other people. So they went
to put our table together for the eight of us. Multiple sets of chips and salsa
were brought and our drink orders were taken I just ordered a Coke.
There were
two types of salsa one that was kind of just a basic salsa that was pretty good
and another one that was served a bit warmer. This one had a smoky flavor and a
little more of a kick but I still didn't think it was real hot. I kept eating
the chips and salsa and eating more and even had to take another set of the
chips and salsa that wasn't being used by anyone else. It seemed like we had to
wait quite a while but it was okay to give everyone time to talk. Finally the
waiter came to see if we had any questions on the menu and gave us a few more
minutes then was back to take our orders. I ordered the Chimichanga de Pollo
Poblano and everyone else had various other things Tacos, enchiladas and a Chile
Relleno. So we continued talking and I kept enjoying the chips and salsa. Quite
a while later the food was delivered.
My chimichanga was a pretty good one. The
tortilla I think might've been my favorite part. It was fried perfectly and was still a bit
crispy underneath the sauce. The sauce was a ranchero sauce this wasn't exactly
my favorite kind of sauce and I might have preferred something else if I had a
choice, but it really wasn't that bad and drizzled was some kind of cream on
top which kind of mixed well with the sauce. Inside there were poblano peppers,
chicken and cheese. The chicken was pretty good and grilled but some pieces
were a little bit too charred. This was served with rice and sautéed vegetables
which were bell peppers and zucchini which aren't exactly my favorite
vegetables. I wish it would've had beans
with it instead of the vegetables. I don't
know if I had a choice but the menu didn't really say it came with anything.
Somewhere along the line I ran out of my Coke and it seemed
like quite a while until our waiter was back to refill it but I eventually got
it. They also left waters on the table
though, so I could drink that so I wasn’t completely dry. After we were all
done eating some of us decided to get desserts I didn't however because I'm not
exactly a big desert guy. When the waiter came back he brought the dessert tray
to show what they had, but this didn’t look as good as what came. Then he took everyone’s orders which were a Mexican
Apple Pie ($6.99) on a sizzling skillet
and a Mexican Brownie ($6.99) that was
also on a sizzling skillet that they both lit at the table
and also 2 pieces of
Mango Tres Leches Cake ($6.99). I didn't order my own but I had a sample of
each and I thought the brownie one was the best but there wasn't much wrong
with any of them. All of these desserts were a substantial
amount of dessert.
I sure enjoyed my chimichanga and the chips and salsa and I
didn't hear many complaints from anyone else about the food so I think everyone
enjoyed their food too.
1680 29th St, Boulder, CO 80301
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