Bowl games and the lost taco salad
High on the Hog
Robert Garner
Issue date: 11/7/08 Section: Lifestyles
Maybe it was a subconscious decision to pay homage to my awesome flamenco Halloween costume. Or, better yet, maybe it had just been too long since I had indulged in the delicacy that is Mexican food. In any case, it was a decision worth making.
Now, we all know about the La Huertas and the Mexico Viejos of Fayetteville. My destination this week came to me when I was once very unsuccessfully trying to navigate the Square.
After a couple of missed turns and choice words, I ended up going down East Center toward the Square when I noticed a brightly colored restaurant. With bright lights and colors generously strewn about the building's exterior, I knew that I had haphazardly found my Mexican restaurant to review.
The name is Mariachis Mexican Grill. Fast forward a week or two. I'm now sitting inside, where the vast chromatics continue to entertain the eyes. It's a Tuesday night, so the place is relatively quiet apart from the music in the background.
When the designated salsa boy brought us the chips and salsa, he failed to tell us one important thing. There were two of us there and he gave us two bowls of salsa. Great, dig in.
Seconds after my first bite, I immediately begin to chug the water to put out the fire that is now raging in my mouth, while my friend Jacob casually eats his salsa. Fearing looking like a wimp, I took another bite without complaint. But that was too much. I finished the glass of water and asked him why he wasn't suffering from the salsa like I was. As it turns out, we were each given a different colored bowl. I got the red bowl, while Jacob got the black bowl.
We switched and everything was fine. ?
As spicy as it was, the salsa in the red bowl was delicious, and Jacob even remarked that the salsa seemed organic and tasted fresher than most places. I couldn't have agreed more.
The menu for Mariachis will have everything you expect from any Mexican restaurant in the world: fajitas, quesadillas, enchiladas, tacos, burritos, tamales and dishes with various combinations of these foods.
Now, we all know about the La Huertas and the Mexico Viejos of Fayetteville. My destination this week came to me when I was once very unsuccessfully trying to navigate the Square.
After a couple of missed turns and choice words, I ended up going down East Center toward the Square when I noticed a brightly colored restaurant. With bright lights and colors generously strewn about the building's exterior, I knew that I had haphazardly found my Mexican restaurant to review.
The name is Mariachis Mexican Grill. Fast forward a week or two. I'm now sitting inside, where the vast chromatics continue to entertain the eyes. It's a Tuesday night, so the place is relatively quiet apart from the music in the background.
When the designated salsa boy brought us the chips and salsa, he failed to tell us one important thing. There were two of us there and he gave us two bowls of salsa. Great, dig in.
Seconds after my first bite, I immediately begin to chug the water to put out the fire that is now raging in my mouth, while my friend Jacob casually eats his salsa. Fearing looking like a wimp, I took another bite without complaint. But that was too much. I finished the glass of water and asked him why he wasn't suffering from the salsa like I was. As it turns out, we were each given a different colored bowl. I got the red bowl, while Jacob got the black bowl.
We switched and everything was fine. ?
As spicy as it was, the salsa in the red bowl was delicious, and Jacob even remarked that the salsa seemed organic and tasted fresher than most places. I couldn't have agreed more.
The menu for Mariachis will have everything you expect from any Mexican restaurant in the world: fajitas, quesadillas, enchiladas, tacos, burritos, tamales and dishes with various combinations of these foods.
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