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Is La Mexicana a Montrose institution? Since it’s been there forever (25 years), I’ll go ahead and say “yes”. Here’s the problem, it’s on the other side of town from where I reside, thus, I’ve only eaten there once…and it was for breakfast. That said, it was a d@mn fine breakfast. There are so many wonderful restaurants in that area of town, that I almost feel obligated to try a different one when I find myself in the area. Thus, my limited experience at La Mexicana.

Last Saturday, I found myself in the area. And I had a Tex-Mex craving. I had El Real on my right and La Mexicana a few blocks down on the left. I went left. This was a wise decision. At this stage of the game, La Mexicana is better than El Real. Both places are a tad overpriced, but given the location, I’m fine with that.

We started out with a small bowl of queso. It was a little runny for your typical queso, but I actually enjoyed this. It took our ravenous family of four about 10 minutes to down the queso. BTW, the complimentary chips and salsa were solid.

I passed on the standard mixed plate, and instead, went with the small shrimp cocktail and a meatless burrito. Score! This proved to be a wise decision. If you aren’t violently allergic to shrimp, just order this dish, and ask questions later. Here’s a quick rundown: Negatives: nothing  Positives: bigger shrimp than expected, sweet cocktail sauce, fresh chunks of avocado.

On to the burrito! I was a little hesitant with it being meatless, but given that I just consumed a sea-ful of shrimp, I felt I owed it to my heart to cut some corners. Wrong! Don’t be fooled, there’s nothing healthy about this massive, plate-length burrito. It’s stuffed with refried beans, cheese, rice, lettuce, guacamole, and sour cream. Good luck consuming more than half.

At first bite, it was apparent that this burrito didn’t need meat. It was perfectly tasty on its own. I am going back to La Mexicana very soon, and do something that’s rare for me…order the exact same thing.

Note, the parking lot sucks. It’s small and the odds of someone smashing into your car as you back out of a spot are very high.  Also, very underrated patio.