Fair price, good food: the real Camino
High on the Hog
Robert Garner
Issue date: 11/21/08 Section: Lifestyles
I ordered the chicken and steak combo fajitas. The meat was cut into chunks rather than the more traditional strips, which actually made the dish easier to eat. The tortillas were hot and fluffy. The onions were caramelized perfectly. If they offered a dish of only cooked onions, I would go back and get it.
As good as the fajitas were, I wish I had gotten one of their burritos. The things are literally the length of my tall friend's forearm, and they were loved by everyone in our party that ordered them.
They had several different options available for the behemoth burritos. In fact, variety was in abundance on El Camino Real's menu. They offer more traditional Mexican and Latin American dishes, as well as an impressive vegetarian menu. The overall flavor of the restaurant feels more like an authentic Mexican home-cooked meal than what you might get at La Huerta.
The service makes you feel that way, too. Instead of literally running around the restaurant with a few dozen plates stacked on each arm, the owners and staff of El Camino Real talk to their patrons and provide great service.
On top of all this good news, El Camino Real also serves breakfast seven days a week, which you can bet I will be trying some time real soon.
If you like La Huerta, then you'll love El Camino Real. If you don't like La Huerta, then you'll really love El Camino Real.
As always, I'm asking you for your suggestions and recommendations for Northwest Arkansas eateries.
Send them to me at rtgarner@uark.edu.
Happy Thanksgiving, and happy eating!
Robert Garner is a columnist for The Arkansas Traveler. His column appears every Friday.
As good as the fajitas were, I wish I had gotten one of their burritos. The things are literally the length of my tall friend's forearm, and they were loved by everyone in our party that ordered them.
They had several different options available for the behemoth burritos. In fact, variety was in abundance on El Camino Real's menu. They offer more traditional Mexican and Latin American dishes, as well as an impressive vegetarian menu. The overall flavor of the restaurant feels more like an authentic Mexican home-cooked meal than what you might get at La Huerta.
The service makes you feel that way, too. Instead of literally running around the restaurant with a few dozen plates stacked on each arm, the owners and staff of El Camino Real talk to their patrons and provide great service.
On top of all this good news, El Camino Real also serves breakfast seven days a week, which you can bet I will be trying some time real soon.
If you like La Huerta, then you'll love El Camino Real. If you don't like La Huerta, then you'll really love El Camino Real.
As always, I'm asking you for your suggestions and recommendations for Northwest Arkansas eateries.
Send them to me at rtgarner@uark.edu.
Happy Thanksgiving, and happy eating!
Robert Garner is a columnist for The Arkansas Traveler. His column appears every Friday.
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6yrhog
posted 11/21/08 @ 7:58 AM CST
I'm going to be starved for white cheese dip all day now! Thanks for telling us about this place.
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