Friday, January 28, 2011

El Paso (Rt 1 Mt Vernon)

El Paso is a sit-down, chain Mexican restaurant, but this location is our favorite (especially compared to the one in Woodbridge).  Aside from the always friendly service, the food is generally well-seasoned and well-made.  While they do have a slight tendency to over-sauce some of their food, it's generally not an issue.

Notable dishes: Carne Guisada, Chicken Colorado, also they serve arroz con gandules(!)
Dish to avoid:  T-bone (dry and grisly - very disappointing given their other entrees are consistently well prepared)

Cost -- $$
Service -- Very good people.  Andres is always nice, very professional and personable.  Rosa is always says hello and works very diligently.
Cleanliness -- Notably clean.

Pluses
1) Very consistent in terms of preparing the more seasoned foods
2) Good happy hour food specials

Minuses
1) Special steak dish was awful

Overall -- Very good
And worth driving a little out of the way to eat here

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