For some reason, this month's (actually September's) post has been difficult for me to get the post out. I think I'm just being lazy.
Anyhoo; This month is Jeri's birthday month!! Yay! Happy Birthday to Jeri! It also marks an anniversary of sorts. A year ago, Mom and I took Jeri out for her birthday to Olive Garden. We decided that we enjoyed it so much, that we wanted to do it again and include Susie and Martha.
Pueblo Viejo is a Mexican Restaurant in Lapeer, Michigan. It's just this tiny little bistro type place in downtown Lapeer. The decor is so snappy and authentic. We loved it.
We also had a surprise visitor this month! Ellen Margaret. Jeri's granddaughter. She was so quiet and shy, we barely knew she was there.
Place: Pueblo Viejo
Location: Lapeer, Michigan
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| Our Special Guest! |
As usual, we love eating outside. But it wasn't going to happen this time. The wasps in our area have been so bad lately, that they made it impossible to eat outside. Instead we were sat a large table by the windows and it was lovely anyway.
Between the carafe (corrals if you remember Olive Garden) of salsa and the free bling, Pueblo Viejo is at the top of our favorites list. We had a great time and it was very obviously a family orientated place. I would love to go back with my husband and kids. It would be pretty awesome.
Highlights
Green Sauce - It was so spicy! Mom tasted it and her face puckered and she had to get a napkin. I think it was too spicy for her. But it was perfect for the rest of us. I think we actually fought over who go to take the remainder home. The warm tortilla chips didn't hurt at all either! (*Bonus! The sauce came in a carafe! We love that! It makes us unreasonably happy for some reason!)
Big Drinks - By far the biggest drinks we've had. As a matter of fact, everything was big. All the proportions were so large. Some of us couldn't even finish our drinks cause they were so large. And they tasted amazing too.
Free Bling - After the waitress sat us and found out it was a birthday lunch, she brought us some awesome bling. Necklaces with chilies on the end! And Ellie got a a little toy pinata! It was so cool.
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| Fried Ice Cream! |
The Ratings: On A Scale From 1 to 5
Waitstaff
Mom - 5; She brought us necklaces! We love little things like that.
Jeri - 10!
Terra - 5; I'm sad I didn't get her name. She was so attentive and kind to us.
Susie - 5; She brought so many chips! We love chips.
Marti - 4
Food Quality
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| Portabella Fajita |
Mom - Portabella Fajita; 5; "The green stuff was really spicy! The salsa was excellent and my fajitas were delicious. There was so much left over, I had lunch for 2 days after. The steak and mushrooms in my fajita were cooked to perfection."
Jeri - Quesadilla; 10; Very authentic and fresh.
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| Quesadilla! |
Terra - Grilled Chicken Salad; 5; The chicken was marinated perfectly and
there were warm tortilla strips mixed in with the salad. Yummy! There was so much left over I had lunch for two days, like Mom. It was the best salad I've ever had.
Susie - Deep Fried Chicken Tacos; 5; The tacos were very tasty, and they had bacon on them! The White Blanco sauce we ordered for an appetizer was amazing. It went with everything on the table. Marti and I poured it over our fajitas and tacos, it was so good!
Marti - Cholula Fajitas; 5; There was BACON in my fajitas. Bacon! And the white sauce was so awesome.
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| Look at the size of this salad! |
Food Value
We all agreed our meals were worth the price we paid. The sheer amount of left overs alone was worth it. But really, the taste and quality of the food was pretty awesome. We could've eaten the chicken and steak just by itself without any toppings or condiments.
Drinks (Out of 10)
Mom - La Bamaba; 9; There was no frou frou in the drink, but it was large and very tasty.
Jeri - Peach Sangria; 20; "I LOVED my glass. And the drink was really good too!"
Terra - La Bamaba; 10; It was nice and fruity.
Susie - Zalamero; 10; It was pink and fruity. Very Yummy! And I loved my glass too! It was so big.
Marti - Mexican Lover; 10; "Imma call you Sancho" It was so good, she gave her lover a name.
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| Fried Chicken Tacos |
Overall
Mom - 5; I would defintlely come again.
Jeri - 10; "They gave me a free Fried Ice Cream! I loved it."
Terra - 5; I would love to go back with my husband and kids. I think we would have a great time and it wouldn't break the bank.
Susie - 5; "I love my necklace!"
Marti - 5
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| Cholula Fajitas |
Another lunch, another success. My only regret is that I didn't mark down our waitresses name! We love when we can give a shout out to good staff and let the management know what good and dedicated employees they have. Maybe she remembers us though and if she's reading this, let your boss know we loved our experience!
Terra
