Weeks ago I determined to try every single Mexican or Tex-Mex establishment in all of Chiang Mai. At first I thought this would be an easy task but just when I think I have gone to all of them, I find another one. I guess that is one of the benefits of living in an area with more than a million residents. As always I go to these establishments blind and order more or less the same thing so I can compare tacos to tacos. It wouldn't be fair otherwise. I never read any reviews before attending and sometimes the establishments don't even exist anymore. Thankfully, this one did.
What happens when a place opens at 3 and you arrive at 3:15 pm? You end up being the only person in the restaurant because most people have normal-person jobs. That was the case with me and I am perfectly ok with it. I dine alone a lot and I am not one of the people that this bothers.
I knew I was going to get some sort of tacos here but I already knew about the fact that this particular chain (it's not really a chain in that they only have 2 locations) makes their own shells and in my opinion they are too wide. If you have to involved cutlery, it isn't a taco in my opinion.
This is what i ordered, and I wasn't even that hungry when I got there. It was immense and lets just say that even though I love Mexican food and this was done perfectly, I struggled to finish it. It was a challenge and i stepped up to it and yes, I did in fact finish it all.
They have an amazing menu and I suppose I would classify this place as mid-range as far as price is concerned. This massive lunch set me back around 250 Baht or around $8 US. That is a lot more than what most Thai people would spend on lunch and seeing as how a quick meal at a roadside restaurant or some noodles is $1-2, I suppose it is expensive. However, the amount of care that went into the creation of this absolutely divine lunch, while it is a bit out of my normal price range, is something that I would definitely return to.
Location including GPS coords
207 ตำบล สันผีเสื้อ อำเภอเมืองเชียงใหม่ เชียงใหม่ 50300
094 613 4535 (will be difficult to order over the phone because of limited English)
207 ตำบล สันผีเสื้อ อำเภอเมืองเชียงใหม่ เชียงใหม่ 50300
094 613 4535 (will be difficult to order over the phone because of limited English)
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