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Mexican Food
I seem to like to review Mexican and Tex-Mex places, so I stuck all of the reviews in this list.
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Carolines 4-Sterne-Beitrag: WARNING: ATYPICAL REVIEW! I usually don't like to write reviews about places that I have only visited once. However, I don't have plans to return to the Vineyard soon, and I can't stop thinking about this dinner! Also, I admit that I went there quite a few months ago. However, I'm a nerd and jotted down notes for a review, so this should be a pretty accurate portrayal of my visit. Still, you've been warned. To start with, going to this restaurant is a little different than going to a Mexican restaurant on the mainland. While they are usually inexpensive and easy to get into, this place was notably pricier and had a bit of a wait. I suppose that's a product of it being the only Mexican chain on the Vineyard. Still, a dinner this memorable made it completely worthwhile. Our server was really good and attentive, and our drinks were delicious - both were par for the course. However, I still have dreams of the dinner that I had that night. I ordered the grilled vegetable burrito, which was ridiculously good. I don't think I ever figured out every vegetable that was in there, but the flavors were rich and diverse and married so well with the generous amount of guacamole that they had stuffed it with. It didn't taste remotely "authentic", but you know it's a good sign when the mere thought of this burrito still makes me drool. I am 100% a meat eater, but I would choose this vegetarian dish over my beloved Chipotle or Anna's any day. The rest of my party seemed to enjoy their meals, too. Basically, it's a pretty good Mexican restaurants that is crazily priced and busy, but is worth checking out for this fantastic burrito! I gave just four stars out of five, because one awesome burrito does not a perfect restaurant make. -
Carolines 5-Sterne-Beitrag: I have so many great memories of this place. I meet one of my friends who lives on the South Shore here for girls nights. She always insists that she can come to Boston, but dealing with Rt. 93 traffic during rush hour for El Sarape is totally worth it. This is how a typical Friday evening at El Sarape goes for me: 5:30-7pm I curse the traffic heading from Cambridge to Braintree. Why am I doing this yet again?? 7pm I arrive. Oh yeah, *that's* why I deal with the traffic! 7-7:10 We wait for a table, listening to the live music. I contemplate getting a drink but decide to wait until we get seated. 7:10 We get seated. Drink please! Should we share an entire pitcher of sangria? I think so. 7:25 We still don't order because we haven't even opened our menus yet. Chips + salsa + sangria + catching up leaves little time to look at trivial things like menus. 7:30 We realize that we are getting the same thing that we always do. Enchiladas please! Do we want to share the Queso Asado? Hell yes we do. 7:35 We begin to fill ourselves with cheesy goodness. Thoughts of Rt. 93 are now entirely non-existent. The rest of the evening is filled with more amazing food, live music and good service. We have dessert, but it's totally a safety thing. We need time to get our BACs down before heading off. Who said that dessert can't be a healthy choice? Basically, El Sarape is one of my favorite Mexican places. It's super fun, and the food is really, really good, especially for the Boston area. I highly recommend making the trip from the city. For those of you who live in the South Shore: what are you doing reading this review? Get your tuchas to El Sarape right now! -
Carolines 5-Sterne-Beitrag: Times I Go to the Border Cafe: 1. when I want a yummy dinner for not a lot of money 2. when I am craving chips like nobody's business 3. when my boyfriend suggests we go (which is insanely often) 4. when I want to get tipsy REALLY quickly - this deserves sub-points! a. just ONE of their massive margaritas guarantees that i will stumble out the door (discovering this over a casual dinner was interesting to say the least) b. their margaritas are insanely inexpensive for how strong and yummy they are c. their sangria is also oddly really, really strong. 5. when i want a nice healthy meal - their grilled chicken dish with the plantains is really delicious (chicken bandera? bandera chicken? something like that....) 6. when i want to get seated and served really quickly 7. when i want a casual meal outside 8. GUACAMOLE!!!
