Dos Loco Gringos Mexican Food & Steak House

Food was very Meh. Stopped in on our way back to TX. Service was ok. Most likely wouldn't stop in again.

I have this slight obsession that I want to be able to walk to a bar from my hotel and mingle with the locals when I'm vacationing.  You know, like in movies.  For whatever reason, I haven't been able to do this yet.  

I sought my chance with Dos Loco since it was right across the street from my hotel.  Ehh, close enough to a bar, I thought.  But I learned something my first night in Hope.  It's in a dry county.  Fun fact:  More than half of the counties in Arkansas are dry.  That meant no bars.  No beer at the Walmart which was also kind of across the street from me.  And no margaritas at Dos Loco.  The waiter I asked about booze was very sweet, but I left the restaurant since I had dinner elsewhere and was just looking for a drink.

Came back the second night for dinner with my family.  Was not expecting anything special since us Texans are snobs when it comes to Mexican food.  It's true.  However, I was pleasantly surprised.

-Salsa was delicious.  Spicy, but not overpowering, and good flavor.  Better than many other restaurants I've been to.

-Beef enchilada, beef fajitas and grilled chicken (from a salad) were ok. Tasty enough and up to par with any other place.

-Rice was equally as delicious as the salsa.  All the food was definitely more of a tex-mex quality than authentic, pero no problema!

-I did not eat the beans.  I hate beans.  My sister ate some, although, I did not ask how she liked them.

-Sopapillas were effing amazing.  I've never had one so soft and fluffy before.  They were served as huge puffed up circles and easily ripped apart for sharing.

Absolutely recommend this restaurant if you're [stuck] in Hope.  ;p  
Aw, I'm teasing, Hope was aight -we cool.

Important to note that this is a dry county. Took a while to get that out of our server; was more of a guessing game.

"What do you have on tap?" -nothing.  

"Oh. How about by the bottle?" -nothing.

"Gee, I really feel like a beer." -sorry, it's a dry county.

Could that not have been the answer to the first question?

Fajitas were fine (for Interstate roadside Arkansas), if a bit salty. Regular customers and staff were friendly.