In the interest of having a good time with co-workers while I'm in Jersey, we're going out for dinner tonight. Naturally, since they know I miss good Mexican food, they've suggested we go to a place nearby that they all love, because "it's so good." As usual I'm prepared to smile, eat whatever I order, and say I liked it regardless of whether or not that happens to be the case. However, I greatly wish that I hadn't looked up the restaurant description. I'll have to keep in mind that it'll still be a good experience, and that the food may indeed be good as long as I don't try to think of it as Mexican. Kind of like soy milk, delicious as long as you're not looking for actual milk. As long as the tortillas aren't doughy the way they were at Lauriol Plaza (really over-rated margaritas as well) and nothing's quite as greasy as it was at Guajillo, I'll be fine. The trouble is that both of those places seem to pass as good around here... Ick.

Oh, and just as a side note: "That's where all the Mexicans eat." is both not terribly PC, and not proof of how good the food at a Mexican place is.

*UPDATE* Yes, the tortillas were doughy, and the salsa was bland. It was a fun place, but not something I'd go back to. My main question is this: How does one construct a Mexican/Cajun restaraunt where the food is not spicey? This was the case of an interesting concept poorly executed.