Hello everyone! I haven't posted in a while due to having an icky cold. One of those where nothing has much flavor..you know the type!! At any rate, coming out of that my taste buds were wanting spice!! I can't take too much heat, but really wanted Mexican. We had a wonderful Mexican restaurant in the town we moved from called El Charro. We noticed that there was one here in Branson near the downtown end of the strip. We figured it was worth a shot and so out we headed!
It doesn't look like much from the outside. I think it used to be a taco bell or some other fast food place. The inside, however really shocked us! There was art and color everywhere! The booths had huge carvings of birds, suns, moons, and many other things. They were painted with bright colors giving the place an almost whimsical feel. There was all kinds of art on the walls, from paintings, to sculptures. We opted for a table and were led to a sun porch sort of area. It has a lot of windows facing 76 strip. The seats were nice and padded and quite sturdy so they were really comfortable.
The waiter brought us chips and salsa along with our menus. We knew the menu front and back so were going to get our usual. However...the menu they set down was not what I was used to....it was like five pages long!! SO many choices and new items! It took us over fifteen minutes to decide on what we wanted. While we were looking we munched the chips and salsa. OH my was it good! Just the right amount of seasoning, it was amazing. The chips were not thin things like usual. It was as if they had taken corn tortillas and cut them into fourths and deep fried them. They were thick, warm and crunchy.
Our order arrived after only a few minutes of waiting. We both ordered the enchilada's Mazatlan. It had three enchilada's..a cheese, shrimp and crab. They were covered in cheese sauce and came with rice. They were really good, but the crab was imitation, so not overly tasty. The shrimp, however was to die for. It had that juicy "pop" I look for in a properly cooked shrimp! The rice was great too. Even our drinks tasted good. I had planned on having some fried ice cream, but ran out of room! Maybe the next time round...and hopefully that will be very soon!!!
If you love Mexican food, this is the place to go. Prices ranged from 8.00-12.00 with most being around 10.00. There were a few higher and some lower, but nothing too bad. They do have a kids menu as well. Prices ranged from 3.99-4.99 depending on what they ordered. We didn't have the kids with us on this trip, but took note for next time. As for cleanliness it was right up there. I mean it wasn't like a suit and tie place, but was clean. There were a few water stains on the ceiling, but the floors shined so brightly you could probably have eaten off of them.
Overall, this was a great trip out and can't wait to go back. I will be adding some photo's soon! Happy eating!
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