Blacksburg is having a Restaurant Week where different places are giving deals on special meals. Now half of them are some sort of steak combo and unfortunately that's not my cup of tea, so off to the Mexican Restaurant we went.
First tip of the day: Make sure you go to the correct restaurant.... We went El Rodeo but the wrong location and the waiter had no idea what we were talking about.
Second tip of the day: People like you better after you speak their language. Andrea and I whipped out the Spanish from El Salvador and even though they were helpful before, they were extra nice after. The manager and waiter agreed to give us the promotion and even gave us an extra appetizer.
El Rodeo is one of those ultra casual Mexican Restaurants perfect for a college town and perfect for jumbo margaritas (get the Texas one if you are tequila fan, seriously) and cheap comfort food. We had guacamole, salsa, and queso dip with chips for appetizer which although not different than most places, you really can never go wrong with that classic combination.
Then we had Texas fajitas for two which included steak, chicken, and shrimp (which I actually liked despite not being a huge fan of anything that comes from the sea) with beans, rice, and tortillas. Again I admit this is something you can get at most Mexican places but it always hits the spot.
Finally the real reason we wanted to use this Restaurant Week deal, the churros. In El Salvador, after going shopping at PriceSmart everyone had churros. Don't ask me why it was just a thing that everyone did. Our dessert was churros with crazy whipped cream and sprinkles. I am a churro purist and believe it should just be by itself, but after pushing aside most of the whipped cream I found the best part of our whole meal. No joke I could just eat the churros for a meal.
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