One of the things I love about Mario's is that they love to decorate for holidays. Today was the first time I have seen this guy. I wonder if he is a Valentine's friend?
Mario's starts you out with Chips and salsa, like most Mexican restaurants in Southern California... Here they give you a spoon, because once you run out of chips, I have seen more than one person eat this stuff straight from the cup. It is definitely a tasty treat.
While you wait for your food, you can enjoy a Spanish Vocabulary lesson. "Yo neccesito mas enchiladas por favor!" (please excuse my horrible lack of Spanish grammar skills)
Here you can see my plate which is the 1 taco, 1 enchilada plate. This is an amazing plate, but here is a secret about Mario's. It is the only restaurant where I get enchiladas. And I get them every time I come here. I ordinarily DO NOT like enchiladas. Here, through a strange twist of fate I discovered that I love the enchiladas, and they are my favorite thing on the menu. EAT THE ENCHILADAS!!! You will not regret it!
And last but not least, as you exit, make sure you grab your lollipop, because it isn't a trip to Mario's without the lollipop. And grab a green one, unless there is only one left, then leave it for me, because you never know when I will be in here next.
Now on to things like stars and ratings.
Ordinarily Mario's would get a ten out of five star rating. (Yes, it is that good.)
But they have some interesting hours on Sundays and Mondays. Sunday is brunch only and has a different menu (although when I went there for brunch they a had a help yourself to bunuelos station and the lady brought around yummy cups of fruit salad while we waited for our food) Monday they are open 9-2:30ish for breakfast and lunch. The rest of the week they are open from 9-8ish I think.
My only other grievance is that they put peas in their rice, and I have to pick them out.
I would say 5.5 out of 5 stars for my beloved MArio's de La Mesa
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