The smooth red sauce was the hottest, Hannah loved the onion laden red salsa, while Tony loved the green salsa the best - the green salsa is a combination of jalapenos, tomatillos, avocado and cilantro
The smooth red sauce was the hottest, Hannah loved the onion laden red salsa, while Tony loved the green salsa the best - the green salsa is a combination of jalapenos, tomatillos, avocado and cilantro

We had to drive 30 minutes to pick up a prescription for Tony, and we passed a Mexican restaurant and decided to stop.  We are so glad we did!  Seriously, the best Mexican food we have ever had.   But the best part?  Tacos were $1.65 each!  So while I ordered one of the most expensive things on the menu ($13.99) our bill with tax and drink came in at only $33.10!!    While the tacos were on the small side, both Hannah and Tony said they were extremely flavorful!

A lovely choice of hot sauces on the table!
A lovely choice of hot sauces on the table!

 

nice tortilla chips - I ate about 10 total
nice tortilla chips - I ate about 10 total

Our meals all came with complimentary soup.  I would think it would have been a tortilla soup, but today it was broccoli soup.  We all had to spice it up a bit!

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The avocado was perfectly ripe - Tony ate my tomato
The avocado was perfectly ripe - Tony ate my tomato
I like the rice too - it had corn, peas and carrots!
I like the rice too - it had corn, peas and carrots!
the sauce was very well seasoned - a perfect blend of flavorful hot
the sauce was very well seasoned - a perfect blend of flavorful hot

But the star of the show was the shrimp.  There were probably 8 big shrimp on my plate that were butterflied and had the tail on.  Um, let me just say that my hands looked like a two year olds they were so messy as I was trying to peel the shrimp!   I ended up having two homemade corn tortillas (hope to make my own soon!), all the shrimp, 1/2 of the rice, 1/2 cup refried beans, 1/3 of an avocado and a diet coke.  I had ordered an iced tea, but it was already sweetened.  

I couldn’t find a link to the restaurant, but its called Taqueria Toluca in McHenry, Illinois.   We will definitely be going there again!

Hannah and I are off the Menards and Sam’s Club.  I am cleaning my “kitchen” portion of my basement.  Turns out I have quite a few cooking gadgets, and I am finally getting a big shelf so it will be easy to access.  With Hannah as my organizer, I am pretty sure it will go quickly!   See you later!