Once we are seated in our comfy little booth, positioned beneath one of the many beautiful paintings of blue agave fields that adorn the restaurant, we are promptly greeted by our server who waits on us each week. The usual dance of water glasses, chips and salsa, and our favorite, their phenomenal white queso, ensues while we peruse the menu. For me, this is a formality, as I always order the same meal every week. I do, however, pretend to browse the menu so my wife won't feel rushed. My favorite meal at Señor Tequila is the beef chimichanga with white queso. After many months of ordering this dish and leaving half of my rice and most of my beans on the plate at the end of my meal, I asked if I would be allowed to order the chimichanga a la carte and they happily obliged. Today I was particularly peckish so I ordered two beef chimichangas. The perfectly seasoned tender beef, green peppers, and onions came wrapped in a heavenly deep fried house made tortilla and was smothered in their creamy and salty queso. Please forgive the attached photo. I was halfway through gobbling my first chimichanga when Cayley asked if I was going to pictorially chronicle my meal, as I often do on facebook, before I ate it all. Embarrassed, I slowly put my utensils down and snapped said picture. Even though the dish looks a little one-note, it will take your breath away. Note of warning: If you don't handle greasy food well or if you are on a diet, do not, I repeat, DO NOT order this dish. On the other hand, if you are looking to go into a food coma from delightfully deep-fried goodness, look no further. I hope I have piqued your interest and that you will try this wonderful little hole-in-the-wall for yourself. Just remember, taste is relative!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Happy Marriage
My wife, Cayley, and I were married July 11, 2010, exactly two years from the day we first met. The time we have spent together has been incredible and I have learned so much from her about life, love, and especially myself. I will not presume to know anything about how to make a happy marriage as every couple has a different dynamic. The only people I can speak for is myself and my wife. The world is riddled with testimonials of failed relationships where the couples slowly drift apart, losing what was once most precious to them. They talk of losing the excitement, how it used to be when they were dating, or how the lack of quality time together was their eventual demise. Cayley and I decided early on that we would set special time aside just for each other so we could keep the flame of passion burning. This time usually comes in the form of our evening dinner. Once we both return home from our respective jobs we meet in the kitchen and discuss our days while prepping and cooking our meal. We have both begrudgingly learned to concede the role of "head chef" about every other night as we are both are very headstrong in the kitchen. Having a hobby that I can share with my wife every single day is the greatest gift of our marriage so far. The other way we set time aside for ourselves is in the form of our weekly lunch date. Every Friday, I pick Cayley up from work around one o'clock and we go on a lunch date. Most days it is to our favorite little Mexican restaurant just around the corner from her workplace called Señor Tequila which is where we went today.
Once we are seated in our comfy little booth, positioned beneath one of the many beautiful paintings of blue agave fields that adorn the restaurant, we are promptly greeted by our server who waits on us each week. The usual dance of water glasses, chips and salsa, and our favorite, their phenomenal white queso, ensues while we peruse the menu. For me, this is a formality, as I always order the same meal every week. I do, however, pretend to browse the menu so my wife won't feel rushed. My favorite meal at Señor Tequila is the beef chimichanga with white queso. After many months of ordering this dish and leaving half of my rice and most of my beans on the plate at the end of my meal, I asked if I would be allowed to order the chimichanga a la carte and they happily obliged. Today I was particularly peckish so I ordered two beef chimichangas. The perfectly seasoned tender beef, green peppers, and onions came wrapped in a heavenly deep fried house made tortilla and was smothered in their creamy and salty queso. Please forgive the attached photo. I was halfway through gobbling my first chimichanga when Cayley asked if I was going to pictorially chronicle my meal, as I often do on facebook, before I ate it all. Embarrassed, I slowly put my utensils down and snapped said picture. Even though the dish looks a little one-note, it will take your breath away. Note of warning: If you don't handle greasy food well or if you are on a diet, do not, I repeat, DO NOT order this dish. On the other hand, if you are looking to go into a food coma from delightfully deep-fried goodness, look no further. I hope I have piqued your interest and that you will try this wonderful little hole-in-the-wall for yourself. Just remember, taste is relative!
Once we are seated in our comfy little booth, positioned beneath one of the many beautiful paintings of blue agave fields that adorn the restaurant, we are promptly greeted by our server who waits on us each week. The usual dance of water glasses, chips and salsa, and our favorite, their phenomenal white queso, ensues while we peruse the menu. For me, this is a formality, as I always order the same meal every week. I do, however, pretend to browse the menu so my wife won't feel rushed. My favorite meal at Señor Tequila is the beef chimichanga with white queso. After many months of ordering this dish and leaving half of my rice and most of my beans on the plate at the end of my meal, I asked if I would be allowed to order the chimichanga a la carte and they happily obliged. Today I was particularly peckish so I ordered two beef chimichangas. The perfectly seasoned tender beef, green peppers, and onions came wrapped in a heavenly deep fried house made tortilla and was smothered in their creamy and salty queso. Please forgive the attached photo. I was halfway through gobbling my first chimichanga when Cayley asked if I was going to pictorially chronicle my meal, as I often do on facebook, before I ate it all. Embarrassed, I slowly put my utensils down and snapped said picture. Even though the dish looks a little one-note, it will take your breath away. Note of warning: If you don't handle greasy food well or if you are on a diet, do not, I repeat, DO NOT order this dish. On the other hand, if you are looking to go into a food coma from delightfully deep-fried goodness, look no further. I hope I have piqued your interest and that you will try this wonderful little hole-in-the-wall for yourself. Just remember, taste is relative!
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Hole in the wall? That's how it started before they tore down the original one. Buti wouldn't call it that any more:) The chimichangas are Pagel's fave too.
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