The Rojo Mexican Grill opened last night in St. Louis Park, Minnesota and Jack and I met friends there to check it out. Menu listings included: Appetizers, Cheese Crisps, Salads and Soups, Tacos, Enchiladas and Entrees. With only five or so choices under each, we found the shortness of the menu to be a little surprising for such a large, open and contemporary restaurant.
We started with Fresh Guacamole, made with avocado, tomato, garlic, cilantro and lime. I really liked the nice, big chucks of fresh avocado that clung to my thin, tender and not too salty tortilla chips. We also shared a delicious and slightly sweet Pork Quesadilla, made with flour tortillas filled with Monterey Jack cheese, smoked pulled pork and a sweet mango habanero sauce. The bits of chopped red onions and tomatoes made it look pretty on top.
From the taco list, I chose the Vegetarian Tacos for my meal. Small corn tortillas were layered with roasted corn, sweet potatoes, squash, onions, black beans, and Cotija cheese. After tasting these wonderfully delicious tacos I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to go back to ground beef tacos again. There were two side dishes served with my taco—a sticky rice and a really tasty cabbage salad which according the menu was supposed to be charra beans.
There are lots of great taco recipes on bettycrocker.com including:
Grilled Fish Tacos with Creamy Avocado Topping
Salsa-Shrimp Tacos
Chicken Ranch Tacos
Double-Layer Tacos
Asian Tacos
What is your favorite filling for tacos?