LEO's Eats with Robin Garr
Chile Relleno and a burrito at Mango's
“On the road again” … “En la carretera nuevamente …” Hmm. Willie Nelson’s classic ballad doesn’t translate very well, rhythmically speaking. You just can’t make the syllables fit the notes. But that’s not important right now. What’s important right now is Mexican food, because it’s filling and spicy and delicious.
I like Mexican food, and I like languages, and I’ve still got a lot to learn about both things. But there’s always room for more learning, both in the food department and the linguistic department. Like most Americans — er, Norteamericanos, that is — my language skills are weak.
“Eureka,” I said, an exclamation that works in English, Spanish and Greek. “Why don’t I go eat at some Mexican restaurants? I can practice my Spanish on the servers!”
So we hit the road indeed, and over a week of good eats, caught up with a trio of estimable Latino eateries around the edges of the metro: Israel’s Delicias de Mexico in New Albany, Mango’s Mexican Resturant out between Jeffersontown and Fern Creek, and Gustavo’s Mexican Grill in Crestwood. ...
Read the full review on LouisvilleHotBytes,
http://www.louisvillehotbytes.com/?p=5316
See this column also in LEO Weekly:
http://www.leoweekly.com/2015/07/on-the ... oad-again/
Israel’s Delicias de Mexico
1515 E. Market St.
New Albany, Indiana
(812) 725-9139
https://goo.gl/75o1Ix
Robin Garr's rating: 84 points
Gustavo’s Mexican Grill
6405 Westwind Way
Crestwood, Kentucky
243-6950
http://gustavosmexicangrill.com
Robin Garr's rating: 82 points
Mango’s Mexican Restaurant
4632 Henrik Drive
671-5291
http://mangosmexicanrestaurant.com
Robin Garr's rating: 86 points
