Mexico Restaurant in Richmond's West End

Today Richard and I went and had a fun day at the Richmond Home & Garden Show! What a great day. I got so many great ideas for decorating. Yeah, 3 months being laid up really gave me time to watch lots of Home & Garden TV. Needless to say, I became addicted to Design on a Dime. Richard isn't totally happy about all the ideas that gave me. LOL I actually would love to start my own design business. But for now, it's just fun to see what's new and there is a lot of great design out there. Glass counter tops that are backlit with LED's. Sinks that appear to float in a fountain. And the Marble and Granite Counters are beyond beautiful. I was definitely inspired.

After we left the show, we headed out to the West End to have dinner. We had planned to go to Silver Diner, but they were totally packed. As we left there, I suggested we try one of the Restaurants in Innsbrook and we ended up trying "Mexico Restaurant". First, when you enter, the decor is not overstated. It's Mexican Cantina with a better class neighborhood feel. We were greeted right away and taken to a booth. Our waiter appeared seconds later and took our Drink orders and asked if we needed help with the menu. They also brought out fresh tortilla chips and a mild pico de gallo sauce as we sat down. Those chips were fresh from the oven and still warm and very crispy. Heaven. I did order a side of Guacamole and it came out quick. You could tell it was made fresh, with cilantro and had the most wonderful creamy flavor that only a good, nicely ripe Avocado can have.

As you know, I have food allergies. Because of this I normally avoid Mexican food. Mainly because it is primarily loaded with cheese or Beans or even both in the same dish. This menu gave me instant hope for a meal that not only could I eat safely but would really enjoy. And they did not disappoint at all. To see their menu online and list of locations go to Mexico-Restaurant's Website. Suffice it to say, they had Seafood, Steak, Pork, chicken and even a full range of Vegetarian Dishes. Since they do add some cheese or sour cream to the Veggie dishes I won't say fully Vegan. But they are very happy to hold or put on the side items in a dish that may be in question for a particular diet. Our waiter was so nice about this for me. I chose the "Vallarta" which was a seafood and chicken dish with pineapple, onions, 3 types of bell peppers and a special sauce over Mexican White Rice. When asked about the sauce he said he thought it would be safe for me as it wasn't too spicy, but to be safe he would have them put it on the side. When it arrived I found the sauce to actually be sort of sweet, no pepper or chile kick to it. My best description would be a warm, orangy duck sauce in flavor. Since I am a HUGE fan of anything with such a nice citrus flavor I poured it on and enjoyed. This is a picture of my dish...

Not sure if you can tell, but there were Scallops, Shrimp and white meat of Chicken in this dish. And it was fresh pineapple, not something from a can. Total bliss in every bite.

Richard had Crab* Enchiladas. A very large serving loaded with filling and topped with a wonderfully creamy melted cheese sauce. We both ended up getting to go boxes as we couldn't finish our meals.

Add a Corona Beer for Richard which came out in an ice cold bottle with the traditional lime wedge and our total bill was $28.63. Not bad for such large and delicious meals.

I would highly recommend trying this restaurant. And since they have so many locations in the Greater Richmond area, I am sure you can find one close to you. But for me, the Innsbrook location will be my go to spot for great food.