La Casa Lopez, part Dos

My previous review of this place here still works, but as usual I have an update.

We took the family there last night and had a wonderful experience! Hubby and I had fajitas which were mouthwatering. I don't know why our efforts at home cannot even hold a candle to this; we're pretty good cooks! But this was waaaayyyyy better.

The kids had crayons to keep them busy, which I love, and the kids' menu has food my kids will actually eat. Wonderful! The service was good too, in spite of their busy night.

This is definitely one of my favorites!

Cafe Lopez

Atmosphere: Fun cultural. Lots of plants and a big fountain
Food Quality: Very good.
Food Taste: Delish! Never had a complaint
Service: So-so, hit or miss on quality, but always very friendly and helpful.
Kid Friendliness: high chairs and crayons! Good kid menu.
Overall: One of our fav places. And I met Felix, the owner when I worked at MBS and he was great!
Cost: $9-$12 per plate, $3.50 for kids
Favorite: Enchiladas, chimis, pollo con crema.... it's all good!

This is definitely a family favorite! We LOVE the bean dip you get with the chips at dinner. I've been there many times with everything from kids to wedding parties and never had any complaints.

San Miguel's Family Mexican

Atmosphere: converted bar
Food Quality: good
Food Taste: so-so
Service: Not outstanding
Kid-friendliness: yes highchairs, no crayons
Overall: not impressed
Cost: $20 for lunch of two entrees

We went to try out this place for Matt's birthday lunch. We'd heard really good things from his co-workers but alas, we found the food bland instead of "authentic" as we'd heard. It was basically a similar Americanized Mexican menu with a few additions. The waitress was friendly but lacked finesse--typical Moscow fare.

I doubt we'll go back; we like Casa (atmosphere) or Patty's (food) much better.