Mexican Cafe

A few weeks ago, I sampled "Uptown Mexican Cafe" in Whittier, California with my good friend Karla.  Here it is:

Uptown Mexican Cafe is located at 7040 Greenleaf Avenue in Whitter, California.  Its the kind of place that you drive by and if you blink, you miss it.  Fortunately for me, during lunch, I noticed that Karla doesn't blink, so PHEW for that!  I'm kidding of course. In fact, Karla grew up in Mexico, where her family owned and operated a hunting and fishing camp, so she knows her Mexican food !!

 Inside the restaurant it is simply furnished but very colorful, right down to the Toucan hanging from the ceiling. Yep, I said Toucan:

Our waiter was a heck of a nice chap, and immediately brought us our iced tea and chips and salsa.  There were two salsas, one mild and one much hotter. I prefer the milder one, and boy I finished that whole bowl, trust me.

There is a regular menu and a lunch specials menu. Karla knew what she wanted, but I was an annoying lunch guest by repeating the phrase I just can't decide about 9 times.

Karla has eaten at this place for many years, and went for her usual (and delicious looking) Cheese Enchilada served with rice and beans.

I continued on perusing the lunch specials. Here is a sample of what they offer:

After many Oh but that looks good too and oh wait they've got this as well I decided on the Corn Tortilla rolled with shredded beef.  The dish is served with rice, beans, guacamole and sour cream.  I cannot even begin to tell you how delicious it was. Oh. My. Goodness.  I finished the whole plate (If my mum had been with us she would have said Oh Wendy, honestly love, you've practically scraped the pattern off the china).

And all was right with the world that afternoon. Although we were there during lunch-hour, the place wasn't over-crowded, which surprised me, but perhaps the people walking by outside were busy blinking.  After the meal, we thanked the staff, who were wonderful, and here is Karla with our amigos.

I would not hesitate to eat at Uptown Mexican Cafe again. GREAT value for money, wonderful service, and of course outstanding food.  They also have locations in Industry, Cailfornia and La Habra California.

By the way, as I have previously mentioned, ALL of my friends are very talented (I'm the only exception).  Karla is an extraordinary Western Riding Instructor AND pet portrait artist.  Check out her riding site here:
www.karlaflippinridinglessons.com/info.html
and her pet portrait site here
http://karlaflippinpetartist.com/