19 May

I came pretty early in the day so there weren't many dine-in customers, though there were a lot of people coming in for takeaway coffee. I ordered a Ropa Vieja arepa, which was "Old Clothes” beef served with guacamole and picadillo. The beef wasn't melt-in-your-mouth tender, but it was still soft, moist and very flavoursome. The arepa was crispy; I enjoyed the texture and also that there was enough thickness to not be overcome with meat. Of all the sauces available on the table the one I liked best...

10:49 / Fitzroy / Food / Latin American / Restaurants / Sonido!
05 May

Today is Cinco de Mayo (i.e. the 5th of May) and as part of he celebration, Guzman Y Gomez was selling burritos and burrito bowls for $5. Fortunately I came in and ordered right before a huge crowd of about 15 people walked in. Although it was quite busy most people got takeaway so it was easy to find a seat. My pork chipotle burrito bowl arrived within minutes of ordering. It had slow roasted and shredded pork shoulder, rice, black beans, tomato, coriander, onion and cheese. More...

13:53 / Food / G-L / Guzman Y Gomez / Latin American / Melbourne CBD / Mexican / Restaurants
04 Mar

[caption id="attachment_5202" align="aligncenter" width="529"] Grilled Chicken Salad - Pomegranate and Agave Nectar Dressing, Tomatoes, Carrot, Cucumber, Grilled Peppers, Mushrooms and Onions ($18.50)[/caption] Although the menu description made it sound like it would be quite sweet, it was more salty than sweet, which actually suited me better. The chicken was pretty tasty, not dry, and the mix of grilled and raw vegetables lent the dish a variety of flavours and textures. Amigos 75 Hardware Lane Melbourne, VIC, 3000 (03) 9670 7797 http://www.amigos.com.au/ ...

22:36 / Amigos / Food / Latin American / Melbourne CBD / Mexican / Restaurants
27 Sep

I was catching up with a friend during a long lunch break and since she works right across the road, we decided to meet at Paco's Tacos. The tacos are all $6 each; today I went with chicken and prawn. If you're looking for something filling, the chicken would be better than the prawn, which only came with two pieces of prawn.  My chicken taco had a bit too much sauce; by the time I got around to eating it the soggy tortilla had split down the centre,...

14:15 / Food / Latin American / Melbourne CBD / Mexican / Paco's Tacos / Restaurants
06 Sep

After perusing the menu we settled on sharing a kangaroo fillet burrito, which consisted of 12” tortilla (made by Abbotsford Convent bakery) filled with spiced black beans, pumpkin, fetta, salsa roja, pepitas ($16) We were told the kangaroo fillet would be cooked rare. Most of the pieces arrived being more like medium-well done, but I didn't mind since we weren't eating the kangaroo as a steak. There was a nice charcoal flavour around the outside. The tortilla was one of the best I've had so far: slightly browned but tender...

13:14 / Fonda Mexican / Food / Latin American / Mexican / Restaurants / Richmond
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