Mi Rancho Grande

In a word: Predictable.

And not necessarily in a bad way. Considering the fact that I have been here three times this week, I would definitely say it's not a bad thing at all!

The ambience is great, and the music is at just the right volume. The service is generally good and the food comes out quite quickly.

Guadalahonky's is just down 12300 so we wondered how Draper can support two Mexican restaurants? I think I prefer Guad's food but the wait can be cumbersome, and sometimes, when I want a quick night out, it's just more simple to go with fast, easy and satisfactory as opposed to slow and crowded but extraordinary. (That philosophy is reserved for food only...)

The chips are non-descript, and yet we ate several bowls worth, and the salsa is la ittle too thick, dark and heavy, but not enough to keep me from eating a bunch of it.

Laura and I split an order of Carne Asada and Tamales. I preferred the Carne Asada to the Tamales because the tamles were a bit soggy. As a big fan of Costco frozen tamales, I like them drier and crumblier with shredded meat, not chunks of meat. Personal preference. The carne asada was grilled with Pico de Gallo which made it fairly flavorful, and it was served in a warm tortilla. I added rice, beans and sour cream and it ended up tasting more like a grilled fajita burrito thing. Yum.

Then, SOMEONE (other than me, if I'm remembering right,) INSISTED that we all order dessert so we got fried ice cream. It had green things in the coating that looked suspiciously like zucchini specks. One doesn't expect to find veggie impersonators lurking in the coating of one's dessert. But I ate it anyway, so obviously it wasn't too big of a deal.

Oooh, I almost forgot-their pina coladas and strawberry daquiris are scrumptiously smooth. I got a virgin pina colada and that was my favorite item of the whole dinner.

They have reasonable prices too, so if you're looking for quick, easy, and relatively cheap, this is the place!

Hey guys-there's IKEA with Swedish food, and a new little French patisserie/bakery up by Sweet Home Chicago. I picked up a baguette and a mille-feuilles last week and they were pretty close to authentic. And, like all of you, I'm sure, I've been dying of curiosity about the South Mtn. Golf Course Cafe that IS open to the lowly public.

Somebody pick a place for next month and I will TRY not to eat there twice during the week of our Dinner Club date.