Saturday, June 14, 2008

El Rodeo, Middleburg Heights

This restaurant used to be a steak place (the name escapes me for now) near Gamer's Haven, one of my favorite gaming stores (hi, Wally!) so I've been driving past it for years. Many years. For a long time the building sat empty, then it was rebuilt and sat empty, and then FINALLY it reopened as El Rodeo.

Sara and I have been here a couple of times. Sometimes, I really crave mexican food. Sara is always a fan. I have to be in the mood, really. We've eaten at several mexican places in the area (and we'll get to them all eventually here) but last night I had a book or two to pick up at Gamer's Haven, so it made sense to stop by here afterwards.

So - quite a nice place! The food is tasty, the service is quick, and the menu is fairly comprehensive. You get quite a bit for your money, and while I want to say it's all fairly standard fare, I don't want that to sound like a bad thing. I don't love mexican food the way Sara does, but I do like this place more than many others.

We both had the chicken chimichanga, and they split beans and rice as sides for me as a suggestion when I asked if it came with rice (which I couldn't remember). I liked that. Last night I seemed to notice how they'd deep fried the chimichanga and it was particularly tasty. I think I'd not killed my taste buds with chips and salsa as much as usual, maybe that's why. The chips were distinctly "eh" and the salsa fairly standard.

Here's the scores:

Atmosphere: 3/5 (Bright, colorful, clean) Service: 3/5 (fast and efficient, appreciated the half/half suggestion for the beans and rice)
Food: 3/5 (Chicken chimichanga) 2/5 (chips)

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