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By DARLA ATLAS / The Dallas Morning News
While Mi Pueblo Cocina de Mexico caters to its adult customers with a
lively bar area, its tequila menu and a Mariachi band on Wednesdays, the
restaurant also has a soft spot for kids.
When we visited on a recent weeknight, our toddlers were showered with
attention by our server and the hostess. Even as the kids made the
requisite mess of our table, the employees didn't lose their good will
toward them.
As we left, the hostess gave our 2-year-old daughter handfuls of
peppermints and a kiss on the cheek – probably not the way she says
goodbye to the grownups.
Mi Pueblo, a few blocks from Northeast Mall, opened in September 2001. It
shares some of the same menu items as its sister restaurant, Los Mocajetes
in Fossil Creek, but there are notable differences between the two.
Simon Chavez, who owns the restaurants with his brothers, says they
decided to call their new eatery Mi Pueblo because many people had trouble
pronouncing Los Mocajetes. "Some people just call it Big Brown Door," he
said, referring to the restaurant's entrance.
The newer restaurant is also much more colorful than Los Mocajetes. Murals
and splashy, gallery-worthy artwork are everywhere, and dishes are served
on pastel-colored plates. Mi Pueblo also uses its large brick fireplace in
the center of the room as a nice focal point for the restaurant.
But we were most interested to see how the food compared.
A cup of chile con queso ($2.95) was a fairly standard but tasty
accompaniment to our chips and semi-hot salsa.
We also tried one of the night's entree specials, chicken Tampico ($7.99),
and a house favorite, the combo beef and chicken fajitas ($10.99). Chicken
Tampico is made with chunks of grilled chicken, jalapeños, beans,
guacamole and fresh avocado slices, mixed with ranchero sauce and served
on a bed of large, crispy tortillas. Everything is then covered with a
thick blanket of melted Monterey jack cheese.
The server had warned us that the dish was spicy, but we would have
preferred a few more jalapeños. Still, the flavor was delicious, if a bit
on the oily side because of all of that cheese.
The fajitas were served with grilled onions and peppers, sour cream,
grated cheese, guacamole and pico de gallo. While it's hard to go wrong
with fajitas anywhere – and Mi Pueblo's are as good as any – the guacamole
here proved to be a standout. Not only did it taste particularly fresh;
the extra touch of cilantro was appreciated.
Mi Pueblo fajitas also come with a cup of bean soup, which can be ordered
as a starter as well ($2.95). It's money well spent; the soup was thick,
creamy and slightly spicy.
Children's entrees are identical to those served at Los Mocajetes – all
come with a small package of Oreo cookies. That touch is courtesy of one
of Mr. Chavez's brothers, who has kids and obviously knows what will make
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