Descriptive Mexican Food

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It was big in the 80's, 90's, and is now making a fiery comeback. Mexican food is back on trend and I now know why! When it comes to dining I usually find it easier to stick with the basics and stick with what I know. Trying somewhere new can either be a great experience or a complete waste of time and money. You don't want to end up paying good money for an average experience. In this case I definitely did not. The fresh, vibrant flavours a of Mexico come alive in this colourful little restaurant, Mexico's, on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Street. The overall experience was cheap and cheerful. It is a definitely a place everyone should be raving about.

I had heard about Mexico's through a friend and was told that I simply had to …show more content…

We started off the night with a chilled Coriander and lime drink that was the perfect vibrant green refresher and a palette cleanser before we began the meal. The restaurant had an exciting and adventurous drinks list where I could easily find an exciting non-alcoholic drink to enjoy. Throughout the night I found that the service was very proficient. Our waitress was a younger girl. Despite our worries of her being so young and possibly new; she was professional and attentive while balancing other tables and jobs. She brought out our meals in no time at all and made sure we had everything we asked for. Even though our entire trip to Mexico's was all about thirty minutes, the service was professional. Within 10 minutes the full meal was brought out. I had my own tender, tasty taco filled with succulent pulled pork seasoned with authentic red-hot Mexican spices, a spicy Mexican sauce and red radishes. To share, my friend and I had Mexico's fantastic, fiery fried chicken, Mexico's green Guacamole served with crispy authentic Mexican corn chips and Exquisite Esquites (Mexican Street Corn Salad) served with Mexican chipotle butter, blackened onion crema and queso seco. Queso seco is creamy, soft, and mild unaged white cheese. These meals definitely remind me of Southern California's take on Mexican. Venue manager Mike Fowler says "the Mexico menu is all about traditional Mexican street food with a contemporary Kiwi twist. It also offers a low price point catering for everyone." All together the meal was fifty-two dollars overall. This made it a twenty-six dollar meal each! The meal was filling, delicious and definitely didn’t burn a whole in either of our shallow pockets! Mike sure did stay true to his

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