![p3210003-640x4801 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](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/p3210003-640x4801.jpg)
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!
![p3210006-640x4801 A lovely choice of hot sauces on the table!](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/p3210006-640x4801.jpg)
![p3210004-640x4801 nice tortilla chips - I ate about 10 total](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/p3210004-640x4801.jpg)
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!
![p3210008-640x4801 The avocado was perfectly ripe - Tony ate my tomato](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/p3210008-640x4801.jpg)
![p3210009-640x480 I like the rice too - it had corn, peas and carrots!](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/p3210009-640x480.jpg)
![p3210011-640x4801 the sauce was very well seasoned - a perfect blend of flavorful hot](http://biz319.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/p3210011-640x4801.jpg)
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!
Yum! I love Mexican Food. Great shrimp, love the Diablo.
Yum! I am always on the lookout for a delicious Mexican restaurant!
yummy food!!!!! 😀 Enjoy!
Holy Shrimp! YUM!
WHERE is this place and WHEN are we going?!
that place looks great – I love finding little hidden gems like that 🙂
Hole-in-the-wall restaurants are great finds!! Some of the best food for a great deal! Glad lunch was delicious 🙂
Whoa, everything looks amazingly good! Full of flavor!!
looks like you had a really fun time at the mexican restaurant! i take it that the photos were taken prior to the peeling of the butterflied shrimp? 🙂