EL MEXSAL

325 South Freedom Boulevard, Provo

The place features both Mexican and Salvadoran food.

It's located by a Mexican laundromat.

The girls with us were afraid it'd be sketchy.

The inside was so nice and clean and decorated with great care.

A diner feel with a waitress.

The food was really good. Inexpensive and lots of food.

I got chilaquiles con huevos.

It was surprisingly the most amazing.

The owner invited us back for Salvadoran food next time

Maybe he's Salvadoran and is trying to promote his people.

GUANAJUATO

495 North 800 West, Provo

In my opinion, so far only La Tormenta is better.

Some people backed out because the place seemed 'sketchy' to them.

But the inside is as clean as a Mexican whistle.

It's on a corner with a Mexican market and a Mexican salon.

An entire Mexican business center.

The owner was nice and helpful. Answering questions, etc.

The food was so good.

I got nachos. Lots. So perfect.

Definitely going back.

And then mr. owner gave us spicy Mexican candy as we left. For free.

We went and had our boystown Christmas after.

And watched Powder (1995) on VHS.

EL GALLO GIRO

346 North University Avenue, Provo

This place should be more of a hit than it is.

The menu was very caucasian-friendly.

Everything looked so good.

There some huge menu thing the guy was trying to sell me on.

But I wasn't that hungry, so maybe I'll go back and load up on it.

My food was so great, and so cheap.

There are skeletons and roosters on the wall.

I don't know why there wouldn't be, I guess.

RED IGUANA

736 West North Temple, Salt Lake City

Classic Mexican joint for the salt lake.

Really (pretty) good. Sit-down style. They take care of you.

Too bad we were by the door and it was damn cold though.

But I got a veggie chimichanga and it was superb. So did Steve.

Never had anything like it. It was kind of sweet.

I always leave that place too stuffed.

We went and looked at the Mormon christmas lights Temple Square beforehand.

That was nice.

Then we went back to boystown and watched The Jerk.

DIEGO'S

45 West 300 North, Provo

A popular place amongst young people.

For good reason.

Really good food. Affordable too.

Fish tacos and a quesadilla.

Diego's is good.

EL SALVADOR

332 West Center Street, Provo

Technically not Mexican.

But meh.

Been here tons of times. Probably a million.

Pupusas worth murdering for.

Recommended scaly fish too.

We lit a fire in our backyard afterward.

EL TAPATIO

260(?) North 100 West, Provo

The buliding and environment were great.

I think Danica first noticed the place, close to Juanita's Bakery and the lazer tag place.

Overall, a little bit on the sketchy side.

Unneccissary and confusing furniture in there. But it was great.

The jukebox was amazing.

The atmosphere was also pretty great. Very raw. Maybe not something you want in a restaurant.

The food wasn't really good at all though.

I couldn't tell if my burrito was supposed to taste that way, or if it just sucked.

It grew on me somehow, but doesn't beat Alberto's.

It was different, so maybe some people might like it?

Go there just for the jukebox and weird furniture.

LA TORMENTA

40 North 400 West, Provo

We had to hold Mexican Monday on a Tuesday because La Tormenta isn't open on Mondays.

But that's ok.

We had a group of 10 people and walked around yonder to eat at Taqueria La Tormenta. Finally happened, after seeing the place for months. A place that had a hand in the inspiration for Mexican Monday.

An anticipated activity for a while.

It was CLOSED. It wasn't even that late.

We saw a TV on inside and knocked.

A guy opened up and Patrick talked to him in Spanish about us. The man was convinced when Patrick told him there were 10 of us.

So they opened up just for us. Amazing in itself.

We stood and ordered from the menu in the hallway just across from the bathrooms while a guy stood in the kitchen doorway and wrote it all down.

All English had to be translated.

We got our Jarritos and sat down.

It took a while to get our food, but that's fine considering the guy opened up the kitchen just for us to be able to eat there. Also that was fine considering how amazing our food was. We all ate off each other's plates. Amazing food and lots of it.

Pat got lengua taco. A hot topic at the table.

I ordered a quesadilla. Way good.

Then we went and watched 24 at Dani and Suzannah's request.

LOS 3 AMIGOS

150 South University Ave, Provo

I've noticed this place for a while, always wondering if it was even functioning.

So we hit it up.

There were a lot of us there too, like 10 or something.

It's kind of a sit-down place. We had a waiter and menus handed to us. Et cetera.

Kind of your typical Mexican place for Americans.

Crappy enchiladas and such.

It wasn't that great.

The jukebox was amazing though. We definitely ran it.

It obviously used to be a Chuck o' Rama, which is totally cool.

The food was mediocre Mexican food. A sad rippoff of Los Hermanos.

We went back to boystown and watched Into The Wild.

EL PASTORERO

774 North University Parkway, Provo

We wanted to go to La Tormenta, this place by our house, but it's closed on Mondays.

So we went to El Pastorero. Casey and I had already been there once with Elena.

We loaded in Steve's friend Erin's VW bus. Great interior lighting.

The menu is simple and unique.

I got a torta. and it was pretty ok. Enjoyed my quesadilla from before more.

It's actually owned by white people, but they seem to know their stuff.

They have cool Mexican photographs.

Then we went home and started Better Off Dead week at boystown.