I didn’t realize, when my friends booked a dinner
at Lauriol Plaza, that I had already been there once upon a time during my many
visits to DC during the spring. I guess that shows the popularity of a no reservation
establishment consistently packed most nights of the week. And I was happy to
return to get a full dinner service run down of this very fun and boisterous Mexican
institution. The occasion was a fun friend dinner with locals Jed and Kelly,
with out of town guest of honor Annie. What better way to get Saturday night
off to a good start with pitchers of margaritas, bottomless chips and salsa,
queso and sizzling fajitas?
In fact, that was the entirety of our dining selections,
because honestly, what more do you need? The pitchers of margs were great and go
down easy. I also have a love/hate relationship with endless chips and salsa. I
simple cannot stop eating the chips, which tends to leave me full for my main
course. Oh well. The chips are tasty, restaurant style, large and covered in
addicting salt. And just to make sure we over did it, the order of queso (i.e.
melted nacho cheese in a bowl), was not necessary but hard to stop eating. That
was surprising because it really wasn’t that interesting of a queso dish and
seemed rather low budget, but tasty none the less. A Kelly favorite.
I was immediately drawn to the fajitas, and so Jed
and I decided to split a large mixed fajita for two (chicken and steak) that
comes with beans, rice, fixings and plenty of sizzling peppers. The portions
are generous especially if you are determined to eat all of the sides. The
combination of meat, peppers, rice and guacamole was very very good. It has the
mark of authenticity and plenty of delicious flavors to keep you coming back
for more even after you should have stopped. I thought the steak had a little
more flavor than the chicken, but both were tasty.
That was all we ordered, besides another round of drinks.
No unnecessary sides, starters or dessert. I’m sure other items are just as
tasty, and if there was any doubt just take a look around the place to see how
many large groups were gathered to celebrate birthdays, engagements and the
like. There might be better Mexican in
the city with a less hectic environment, but the food is solid and the price is
right for a good time.
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