Sunday, November 13, 2011

El Indio-

Okay, so after all this running around, we were finally ready for dinner.  To be honest, we were hoping to try Mama Testa Taqueria where Bobby Flay had the fish taco throwdown.  We programmed Garmen and everything.  When we go there, we were shocked to find the restaurant empty.  This raised several red flags as it was on a fairly busy street and it was 8:30 on a Friday night.  How god could a place be, if it was deserted?

El Indio was our plan B.  I hope El Indio will forgive us for ever thinking it was second best to any other Mexican joint.  The special of the night was Shrimp Enchiladas.  In addition to one of those, we ordered a fish taco ( how could you go to San Diego and not try one?!), and carne asada tacos.

I am not sure where to begin.  The shrimp enchilada was yummy!  Bathed in a flavorful verde sauce, the shrimp were cooked perfectly.  The reason the shrimp taco to 3rd place was, we normally don't order shrimp enchiladas so we really had nothing by which to compare.

The fish taco was devine!  The combo of the cabbage, sauce, and cilantro was a perfect backdrop for the tempura battered fish.  I argue it was my favorite.

However, the carne asada tacos were a treat.  Huge chunks of steak wrapped with a pico de gallo and tons of guacamole.  The reason I think it should have been 2nd place, was that the taco had too much meat for me.  Now, if that is why a dish makes 2nd place, that's a pretty good thing.

They make everything from sratch, including the corn tortillas and chips.  Perhaps its the volume of turnover that makes everything here so cheap.  In any case, some of the best Mexican out there!

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