I've been dreaming about the cream of spinach soup since my first visit here. It ain't sexy, but there it is!
I guess I may be setting your visit up for failure though, since the cream of spinach soup is not a regular item on the menu. And it's an odd find for a Mexican restaurant, no? But it was just so yummy and silky smooth! It was offered complimentary, but it was so delicious, I ordered another to go for lunch the next day. Their chicken vegetable was tasty also. Yeah, I'm a soup girl.
Guess what? They do have more than just soup here. ;) The salsa was great! I ordered a special that day, verde cruz chicken and it was 2 delicious, juicy char grilled chicken breasts simmered in a kind of chorizo/portabello mushroom/onions/capers sauce served with rice and beans and tortillas. My husband enjoyed his enchiladas and the taco he sampled. I LOVED my iced tea, uniquely flavored, almost like a very subtle chai, and the horchata my husband had was yummy, too, natch. :)
We were impressed with the entrees, the freshness, the attentive service, inexpensive pricing and the overall potential for this new restaurant, especially in an area kinda lacking in unique, non-chain and tasty options. It's a cute little restaurant in an average strip mall (the old Scott's Dogs building before its sad closing) close to the Duck Farm Dog Exercise Area that my dog terrorizes occasionally (sorry!), and the Lake Villa Library. The interior, though colorful, could use a little warming up to make it less stark and more cozy in my opinion but I'm really nitpicking here and that may come with time anyway.
They are open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I think we will try some breakfast options this weekend. Chilaquilles and biscuits and gravy, here we come! Funny, right? Can they do the b&g with chorizo?? Oooh, interesting! Looking forward to trying more items over time and I could really see upping this to 5 stars but I don't want to jinx it. read more