La Iguana

Today is my birthday. It's mid-week and I'm not feeling particularly adventurous, so we decide on dinner and a movie. After getting to the movie theater, we realize that there's nothing showing there that we wanted to see, so we decide to go for a walk. One hour leads to another before we're a block from our house, still trying to find something on a menu that I haven't eaten yet that we can afford.

We settled on a small Mexican restaurant called La Iguana, ignoring all of our previously bad experiences with bad Mexican dining so far this year, especially since moving here. I don't have any idea what I expected myself to be eating on my birthday when I started this project almost a year ago, but I really doubt it was enchiladas. I made Enchiladas with a mole sauce way back in January, but these were three different types of enchiladas, you see. Variations on things already eaten are becoming more appealing these last few months.

One enchilada was filled with cheese and topped with a fiery red sauce. One was stuffed with guacamole and chicken and the third with spinach and sour cream. Truth be told I barely made it through the second without feeling like I was about to burst, but somehow I finished off the third, as well as my beans, rice and salad, then a wonderful chocolate mousse for dessert.

I loved everything about this place. It had a nice atmosphere, the food was excellent and not afraid to be spicy (which is something I've found strange about nearly every Mexican restaurant I've been to) and with very pleasant staff. I left feeling completely satisfied, though a little too full, and retired to the bed while Shannon stayed up working overtime on her laptop.