Cinco de Mayo!

So RR and I had dinner yesterday at a Mexican restaurant in honor of Cinco de Mayo. At first we wanted to go to Cancun Mexican Restaurant on 86th Street (partly because we have a coupon for it). However, it was too crowded and the wait time was about 35 minutes. It seemed like even non-Mexicans had a reason to have Mexican food, and not to mention, drink! We later opted for the restaurant that we went to last year and noticed that it had a new name. It was formerly La Hacienda but it was now a new restaurant (I forgot the name but will update this when I remember or see it again). The food there was decent. I ended up ordering a shrimp dish with diablo sauce (it was not a good decision, as I can no longer handle extremely spicy food). Needless to say, I did not finish my meal and we took it to go. RR had ordered a mild beef dish with tortillas. He could not finish his food, either, and since he can handle spicier food, we decided to take each other's leftovers for lunches the next day.

In Indy, there is a pretty big Mexican population (I am not certain why that is, but apparently the Indy environment suits them!), so there are many nice Mexican restaurants and grocery stores. Some of the restaurants we have been to and like are:

- La Hacienda (there is one on Michigan Road past 71st street, but I'm not sure of the exact address. The owner of the restaurant is a nice guy and gave us a sombrero as a Cinco de Mayo gift).


- El Rodeo (5501 W 86th St # A, Indianapolis)


- Cancun (1268 86th Street West, Indianapolis)
- El Meson (8920 Wesleyan Road)

- Oaxca Mexican Restaurant (2958 Dr Martin Luther King Jr) - pronounced "Wa-ha-ca" and they make their own tortillas!

More later. For now, ciao!