I ate a Mexican

So here I am writing this food blog, looking like this perfect eater. "Oh, my favorite food is salad. I eat it at least twice a weeeek. Ladidahdidah..." Let me set the record straight. I said I cook like a skinny bitch. I never said I eat like one. But even saying I cook like a skinny bitch is mostly a lie too. Especially if you recall the uber popular cookbooks by that title; I am not a vegan.

Having thrown that disclaimer out there, it is confession time: I ate a Mexican. This is a term that my beautiful best friend made up while we were in college. Every Sunday we'd have a reunion dinner after a long weekend apart at the local Mexican restaurant, Las Palmas. I have left some emotional residue there and surely my ghost will make a few appearances in those booths after I am gone. Mexican food is an emotional food for me and today I was feeling quite stoic. I can't stand not feeling so I thought trying the new Mexican restaurant in town, Lalo's, would loosen me up a bit. (It is slowly starting to kick in at about the same rate as a Tylenol on a headache.)

But yes, I ate a Mexican and he was freaking huge. I had another childhood favorite: hot cheese burrito, taco, rice & beans combo and R had some special quesadilla and we shared a cheese dip. The place is just starting up so I won't be too critical. It has potential but could use a few more customers to keep the orders coming up fresh.

Our Kroger has BOGO w/ drinks or $5 off $25 coupons on the back of our receipts and they are on restaurant.com, but they are currently doing 50% off on their combo meals as a grand opening special so I went with that.

If you're in the Austell area give 'em a try:

LaLo's Mexican Restaurant

Casey's honest opinion:

Bronze Spork

So... lemme 'splain these ratings-

Overall impression of the restaurant will gain either a bronze, silver, or gold spork or no spork. The bronze spork is for a restaurant that fed me, the silver spork is for a restaurant that made me feel full, and a gold spork is for a restaurant that feeds my soul. There will be more rating categories to come... stay on the edge of your seats.