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2010-07-04
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We have more Mexican experience over here these days, be it the film, coffee (café) and the taco truck. I can assure you on the last one that it’s a very nice addition to our culinary scene here in Hong Kong.When I first read all the reviews on openrice and other publications, I can only wonder what the fuss about this kind of food. Only after my visit I found that pictures and words did not seem to do enough justice for what they offer. Mind you that I have no prior experience with this kind
When I first read all the reviews on openrice and other publications, I can only wonder what the fuss about this kind of food. Only after my visit I found that pictures and words did not seem to do enough justice for what they offer. Mind you that I have no prior experience with this kind of food and, definitely Taco Bell should not be counted into the same category. Nevertheless, they should expect more visits from me in the future.
As the name suggested, the shop wasn’t designed for a sit down dinner; it’s more of a take out place. You supposed to pay once you order, get the stuff and go eat at home/office, etc. I end up paying after each and every time that I ordered. A bit fun and interesting experience for me like going to a carnival for exotic foods. Nevertheless, for an uninitiated like me, I chose to sit down for their suggestion as there are a few table/stools available. The place is not the best location to sit on but works well with the theme of the place. Also, the view outside is quite interesting as it’s at the corner of the road so you can observe things.
Both grilled fish and fried fish corn tortilla were very nice and both lemon and chilli sauce added just enough zing the dish, a perfect compliment to the current heat we are enduring in Hong Kong right now. For the grilled fish, additional smoke flavor in the meat would be nice but who am I to tell them about Mexican food as I knew next to nothing about it. I was told the spicy pork tortilla was great while both regular Nacho (no meat) and super Nacho (meat and the works) were OK to me. The cheese tortilla was quite interesting; its smoothness reminded me of cheese pizza, ie easy to eat and nice. The Horchata drink was interesting and reminded me of Singapore/Indonesia's barley drink that I probably have to grow up there to appreciate it. While both drinks are not my cup of tea, Horchata definitely trumped those barley drinks all the time for me, in term of complexity, texture, aroma, you name it. For the afternoon, I would have order more varieties but all these tasted really good even I just finished my lunch.
If you have no exposure to these kinds of food before like me, I highly suggest you try it all. The interesting thing is that they close on Saturday and open in the afternoon on Sunday, like its neighbor Cook Light Café. So, a Mexican food and a superb coffee place is a great combination for Sunday afternoon. To me, the early afternoon is the right time to drop by as they are less busy and can take care of newbies better. The owner’s hospitality was great and I couldn’t say this enough as it really makes the experience a very meaningful one. Good news is that they plan a branch in the future so I’m quite happy to hear that they succeeded in their venture as this location was supposed to be more of a market testing.
Again, do drop by this place and don’t let the kind of “exotic” names and foods deter you. As if I sound like a broken record that let me stress again that the picture/wordings does not do any justice to them and I cannot find exact words to express my happiness in my new found favorite. This is the place you should drop by even it is out of the way.
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