This weeks restaurant Morelia's in Jamestown.
So have you ever itched for authentic Mexican food? The real deal? Well then you might want to try Morelia's in Jamestown.
I readily admit to being a gringo Mexican food lover, meaning I order American Mexican food like quesadillas and enchiladas. Run of the mill stuff. Well, when you go to Morelia's and order run-of-the-mill, that's exactly what you get...but when you order authentic Mexican dishes, the chef puts his heart and soul into each dish.
Your meal begins with fresh chips - flour and corn - served with a sharp and tangy salsa almost pureed, not chunky stuff from a jar. As you peruse the menu you will see the obvious dishes with a few hidden surprises between the lines, like homemade menudo, carnitas, and wet burritos. The serving portions are large but not so large it cannot be consumed in one sitting.
We hit Morelia's after an exhausting Walmart shopping trip for our new little addition to the family, so we were just stopping in for a quick bite to eat. Hubby, being a regular, knew exactly where he wanted to dine. Me being a bit new to the Morelia scene and a little naive and wimpy I ordered taquitos, our son ordered super nachos and hubby hit up the tortilla soup.The taquitos were not your average pull-out-of-the-freezer-drop-in-the-fryer taquitos. They were full of meat and tasted as if the tortilla wraps were fresh. The nachos had more toppings than chips...which in my world is nacho perfection. However, the tortilla soup was simply a broth with tortilla strips and some melted cheese. Luckily there was plenty of super nacho toppings to share which helped spice up the soup.
If you are used to ordering American Mexican that is what you will get... try ordering the real deal and you will be pleasantly surprised. Cleanliness is not a top priority, as the building is knocking on the door of historical structure, yet service is friendly and relatively quick. The price is reasonable and the atmosphere is simple.
I am certain that I will return to attempt a 'real' Mexican meal... though menudo will not be on my list...ever!
By,
Charity Maness
(My little disclaimer: 'To dine or not to dine' is meant to be a
helpful - and humorous - informational piece only. I receive no monetary
compensation for this column nor do I endorse any one eatery. This
is simply my opinion. My tastes will be different from others and I
readily admit that I have no culinary background, but I am pretty
confident I know when food is cooked correctly or not, whether a drink
is poured well or not and especially whether wait staff is
first-rate or in need of a career change.)
