Jan 16 2008
Restaurants: Mexico Lindo
Prior to going to see The Bucket List for date night last week, She and I stopped at the newly opened Mexico Lindo on Forest Ave. in Portland for dinner. Mexico Lindo is, apparently, a chain. There is another store in South Portland, and three or four more in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The new location is just down the street from our apartment, so we’ve seen the “coming soon” signs for quite some time. They opened in December I believe. We went over at around 6:00 PM on a Friday night without a reservation and had no trouble at all getting a table.
The wait staff was friendly and the menu very diverse. She and I have had some good Mexican food before but would not really consider ourselves aficionados of south-of-the-border cuisine. Being that we were in a bit of a hurry to get to the movie, we stuck to quick-to-make dishes—She had an enchilada and I had burritos. My dish was served with the traditional refried beans and rice. She ordered a smaller meal, so hers did not come with the rice. Both meals were okay to good. The burritos had been sprinkled with cheese and stuck under the broiler, making them a fork and knife dish rather than the finger food you’d expect.
We did not look at the dessert menu. We were in and out in about 45 minutes, and for under $35, including tip (She had sangria, so that upped the cost a bit). The restaurant was moderately full, but not busy. No one seemed to be waiting for a table, and it generally seemed to be a family restaurant. We’ve had better Mexican food back in Albany, and our friends up here tell us that there is a really good Mexican place in Kittery. We’d probably go back to Mexico Lindo again, but it’s unlikely to become a favorite.
Out of curiosity, where have you been where burritos were finger food? I’ve only ever seen them served to be eaten with fork and knife.
Well, Granny’s (RIP) for one. Most of the places I’ve been, they’re served in such a manner that they can be picked up and eaten, a la a sandwich wrap or the like.