lunch at Cantina 1511

 

{ Crab-Jicama Salpicon on Guacamole}

matt and i have taking advantage of living in such a "foodie" neighborhood lately now that the weather is cooling down here in North Carolina.  we have a bunch of really good restaurants in walking distance, and now that we're trying to focus on a healthier lifestyle, we want to force ourselves to walk to get our food when we want to go out to eat *wink*.

Cantina 1511 is a super-popular Dilworth neighborhood restaurant focusing on authentic Mexican-fare.  the couple times i went i was disappointed because it is always so crazy-packed with yuppies and the food i ordered wasn't what i expected.  this time though i was sooo satisfied, yum!

we were dying to try this ceviche-like dip featuring lump crap and crisp jicama on top of guacamole.  delicious!

lunch at 3 amigos.

the chorizo-queso at 3 amigos.  3 amigos is a local cantina in plaza midwood

with a big following.  known for their awesome specials and staying open late

on the weekends.

the perfect balance.  a light sprinkling of spicy chorizo, sweet caramelized onions,

and smooth, creamy queso.

2 empanadas.  one chicken one beef.  they were huge!

i loved that you could see the fork marks from them 

pressing the empanadas closed.  a little dry--but still delicious!

carne asada plate.  a tad bit dry.  i am always bad about ordering steak at

places i probably shouldn't.  haha, stick to the classics.

 matt doesn't know where to start with his giant chalupa.

so huge, delicious, and hand-fried with chicken and mexican cheese.

their tiny tacos are amazing.  they are fried almost like a little packet...

so the ingredients stay tucked inside perfectly.  this is our new go-to 

Mexican joint for sure!