Mas Mexicali Cantina

Mas Mexicali Cantina, West Chester

Finally made it to Mas to check out the dinner menu. I have to say that I didn't have high expectations despite hearing some good reviews. I'm a fan of a couple other Mexican restaurants that I've posted about. And the restaurant that Mas replaced was overpriced, so I expected the same.

We went on a Saturday night expecting a wait or at least a crowd. There was neither, probably because it was Thanksgiving weekend. Never a good sign seeing an uncrowded restaurant on a Saturday night, my scepticism was still high. We were seated and greeted by our server. He was immediately helpful, brought drinks and chips and salsa quickly. The drink menu is large enough, with many options for margaritas and beer. The chips were warm and seemed homemade, and the salsa was fresh with a nice subtle garlic flavor. We ordered a quesadilla, which had a nice flavor. Our server was very knowledgeable about the menu and made several good recommendations. Mrs. Food critic had the Two Tacos, selecting fish and beef. Both were excellent. I ordered a slow cooked pulled pork burrito, the pork was marinated in tequila. Very nice.

We were too full to order desert. The service was fantastic, the food was delicious. It's more Mexican fusion than true Mexican, but that's a good thing. We'll be back to Mas.

La Tolteca

Located in West Chester on the south end of High Street near 202. It's a BYO (thumbs up!) and has an fairly extensive menu. We had a chorizo quessadilla as an appetizer and drank tamarind soda. Good stuff. For dinner, we had a family (serves 2) fajita with beef, pork, chicken & shrimp. Served sizzling on a skillet with peppers, onions, mushrooms. Delicious. My favorite was the pork, must have been marinated for hours. The wifey really liked the beef, had a nice flavor.

Prices are very fair, portions are huge. Oh yeah, they served chips and salsa with dinner (like any good Mexican restaurant should) and the salsa seemed homemade.

Baja Fresh

Ok, let me preface this by saying that I'm going against my better judgement by putting a franchise (let alone "fast food") on my blog. As you can see, the other posts are primarily family owned/ small business establishments. However, I'm putting this one on for several reasons:
1. I've been here several times and it's consistantly good
2. There are real Mexicans making the food
3. The food is fresh, not frozen/premade/packaged/precooked, etc.
4. There is a sign is the store that says something like "you won't find freezers, can openeers or micowaves"

You order from the menu, as a typical fast food style ordering system. You have to wait several minutes for them to prepare the food. You get nachos. There is a toppings bar which includes several types of real salsa. The menu consists of burritos, tacos, quesadillas, fajitas, taquitos. You can sit down and eat like a regular restaurant. The prices are fair. Not the place for a date, but good enough to eat on the go.

Super Cucas

This blog is called "Where Should We Eat", which implies local restaurants only. However, I'm taking literary liberties and it's my blog so screw you.

This place is in Santa Barabara, CA. Recommended to my by Robert "Hollywood", a native of SB. We went to Cali a few years ago and went to SB just to have a go at Super Cucas. What you order is a burrito. What you're served is as big as your head. What you leave with is the best damn burrito ever. Made by Mexicans.

Adobe

Mexican restaurant in Roxborough. It's a sleeper. When it's warm, you can sit outside. It's never crowded, the food is consistantly good, the margaritas are just right.

We go here frequently. We'll go back frequently.