IN SEARCH OF THE WHOLE ENCHILADA
Merari Calderon Ruiz gets ready for her torta delivered by Oscar Uribe at Don Chico.
BY MERARI CALDERON RUIZ
MEXICAN FOOD
IS AN ART, IT
TAKES TIME TO
MAKE AND NOT
EVERYONE CAN
PULL IT OFF.
I dadoras Print MAY 4. 2016 thedadamasprintcom
Cinco de Mayo is coming up, and It’s a great opportunity to celebrate Mexican
culture. It may not have been the day that Mexico earned its independence,
but it is a great excuse to get together and celebrate its food, drink and culture.
Looking for an authentic Mexican restaurant can be harder than it sounds.
Apart from eating homemade Mexican food and going to Mexico over the
summer, I love to go out and eat at different places nearby. I sampled some
of the classic Mexican dishes from local restaurants including enchiladas de
polio, tamales de polio, tacos de cam e asada, and rice and beans.
Super Torta
710 W ashington St, O regon C ity
This restaurant is small. I tried not to hit anyone inside with the door since
there were a lot of people. The order took about 10 minutes to complete. I
started off w ith the enchiladas de polio and it was topped with lettuce and
cream, which looked fine. The tacos de cam e asada tasted pretty decent
but there were a couple pieces of meat that were burnt. It was overloaded
with tomato.
Next, the tamale was plain terrible. It was hard on the outside and super
dry on the inside including the chicken. As for the beans, it looked like they
were topped with plastic cheese. Thankfully they didn’t taste as bad as they
looked. The rice had a good color and flavor to it. I was a little surprised when
I ordered a horchata and the guy got it from a soda fountain; it was okay,
but the drink was watery.