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Default Good food at Mexican restaurants!

Julie Bove wrote:
> "Janet" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>> We have noticed that more and more Mexican restaurants are serving
>>> low carb salads. Granted these are the more Americanized places,
>>> but those are the sort we have in this area. But some of the
>>> taquerias are also serving salads. That was my big beef with
>>> Mexican food when we lived in CA. None of the restaurants had
>>> salads and although I love Mexican food, there were just too many
>>> carbs in the food for me. Tonight we tried a place in Woodinville where
>>> we had not eaten
>>> before. Plaza Garcia. Angela had a Carlos Salad which had a nice
>>> chicken breast, cheese, tomatoes and tons of sautéed mushrooms and
>>> onions on top. Instead of dressing she had sour cream and
>>> guacamole. The only problem was that the thing was HUGE! I think
>>> it could have easily fed a family of four.
>>> We didn't get a box because we didn't think it would be a good
>>> leftover given the cooked veggies on the salad. Oddly the menu
>>> didn't say that the mushrooms and onions were cooked so I assumed
>>> they would be raw.
>>> So if you've been avoiding Mexican places because of the carbs, you
>>> might want to check their menus again!

>>
>> Same thing is true of Chipotle Grill. I was curious about it, so
>> when one opened in our area I eventually had lunch there. It was
>> possible to get all of the burrito fillings on a bed of nice
>> lettuce, instead. Very tasty. FYI, the new entity associated with
>> McDonald's, Fresh City, has a
>> "low carb" burrito option. It contains chicken, black beans, salsa,
>> cheese, and guacamole, on a low carb wrap. It's 20-something carbs.
>> It's my go-to alternative when eating at highway rest stops.

>
> There is a Chipotle near my parent's house but I never tried it
> because my dad said the food was tasteless.


Well, I don't agree.

> I have not heard of Fresh City but would not eat a low carb burrito
> because most likely the tortilla has soy in it. Plus I don't trust
> McDonalds at all.


Luckily for me, I have no food allergies.