I love tacos, nachos, and chili con carne, and these are the perfect comfort food for me, aside from chocolates! (Chocolate would always be my #1 comfort food!)
So when my dearest cousin told me that Mexicali just opened their newest branch in SM San Lazaro, I just have to try it out!
By the way, SM San Lazaro is just about 10 minutes away from my home by car, so I was thrilled to know that at long last, a good taqueria is just a quick drive away!
Last Friday, my cousin and I met up at SM San Lazaro to have dinner at Mexicali!
The Mexicali branch in SM San Lazaro is quite small compared to their other branches, but the place is still comfy. The place is almos never empty too!
The SM San Lazaro branch has a different menu too, and from what I observed this particular branch caters to those who want good Mexican food but tight on a budget, like students.
These are what we ordered:
For starters, we had Chili Fries!
The chili was so good! We both agreed that Mexicali serves one of the best chili con carne with a Filipino flare! Our only gripe was it's a bit expensive at about 189 pesos.
I also wish they do serve chili con carne cups like they do in their bigger branches.
Next, we had Carne Asada Tacos in Soft Corn Tortilla.
One order of either their soft or hard tacos contains 2 junior sized tacos!
Definitely good for sharing, or you could eat it all if you're hungry!
This one, I didn't particularly like, since the meat in this tacos is quite bland and the salsa on top was super spicy! I also tasted the salsa they provide and the one on top of this taco is the same as the one they serve. My cousin and I both though that maybe their salsa isn't tomato based but chili based instead! It's a bit expensive too for 189 pesos compared to 99 pesos for two pieces of junior hard tacos.
In order to try out their enchilada and their hard tacos without ordering the regular size, we opted to order COMBO 6: which contains junior size enchilada of you choice, junior size hard taco of your choice, house salad, and Mexican rice.
This meal is value for your money! Good amount of food for just 129 pesos!
Your tummy will surely be satisfied!
Their enchilada is really good! It's has a good amount of cheese and beef! It's flavorful and creamy too!
I also liked the hard tacos. It's a good basic tacos and it's not bland like the carne asada soft taco.
For dessert, we had Banana, Caramel, Rhum, and Cream.
My cousin and I both loved this! It's a combination of your traditional bananaque and "minatamis na saging."
As you can see in the photo, they didn't skimp on the caramelized Muscovado sugar.
We were surprised too, because it wasn't overly sweet as we expected it to be!
Overall, some of the food here is decent and some were better.
We liked most of the food, plus the food were quite affordable.
Take note that the bigger Mexicali branches serves more choices of food and their food taste a little bit better. On the plus side, this particular branch is much affordable!
We'd definitely be back for the chili con carne, hard tacos, enchilada, and their dessert!
To end this post, here's a picture of my dear cousin!
My cousin says "Hi!" to all of you!
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