La Siesta

I noticed this evening that the Mexican options in my town are far too limited. I was craving some tacos. Not the kind of "tacos" that you'd find at the Taco Bell Drive-Thru drowning in cheese and sour cream, but the authentic Mexican variety with lots of chopped raw onions, cilantro and salsa - nom nom nom. I guess that I could have had this made at any Mexican restaurant, but La Siesta is the one place that had the closest thing already listed on their menu.

We each went with 3 of the Tacos Rancheros, which were steak, salsa verde, raw onions, and cilantro on a corn tortilla. The tacos were really good in that the steak was tender and not fatty as you sometimes find. These tacos took me back to the perfect tacos I had in Vegas back in January at Asada Tacos on Fremont Street. My only complaint was that I prefer a lot more raw onions -- so next time I will ask for extra. (My other favorite menu items at La Siesta include their seafood chimichangas, the cheese & chorizo appetizer and their enchiladas.)

Although the food was perfectly delicious, my experience ordering was a bit of a cluster. I called in my order for carry-out and the girl taking the order was super confused. It could have been a language barrier or it could have been the fact that I have a slight lisp thanks to my braces. Either way, I was extremely grateful when someone else called me back about 5 minutes later to ask what it was I wanted. I prefer having to give my order again then get all the way home and it be wrong and my night ruined.

La Siesta still has my vote for the best Mexican food in town!

Frozen peach Margaritas.

Best Mexican restaurant in town! Greay food and fast service! I love their chicken quesadillas! They have a great deal on margaritas on Tuesdays and a variety of flavors. I recommend the Raspberry Margaritas!  One of the owners also introduced me to the Mexican Coffee (tequila, coffee, kahlua and more) By far my favorite drink there! Prices are great and the service is good.