The wait is over!!!

Yes, you guessed it! I don't have to wait a year to have Mexican food! Granted, Uruguayan staples such as meats (all cuts and various sausages) grilled on the parrilla (in Uruguay and Buenos Aires, the "ll" and "y" are pronounced with a "sh" sound, like the French "J", I believe, so parrilla is pronounced pa-ree-sha; of which more later when we actually remember to take a picture of our favorite restaurant and the food we consume with such unabashed pleasure,) bizcochos, and dulce de leche are delicious, there is nothing that reminds me of home like fajitas.

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In all honesty, the only thing Mexican is the fact that they are cut and cooked like fajitas. They have a tinge of soy sauce as a marinade base. They come with red and green bell peppers, and onions, and are served with flour tortillas; no such thing as corn tortillas to be found... yet. The salsa and jalapeños are not hot (spicy) at all; I would have to eat a whole jar of them to make my nose start running.

We found the restaurant in Punta Carretas Shopping, a former prison converted into a luxurious shopping mall. The menu is very basic, nachos, quesadillas, and beef, chicken or vegetable tacos. Disappointingly, there are no beans or rice involved in the equation which makes it more Uruguayan than Mexican, but at least they are trying. It seems quite popular with the locals from what I can tell. I've been twice in the 2 1/2 weeks we have been here only because we were in a pinch for time and food court options were limited (would you choose Micky D's over fajitas??? I didn't think so).

It certainly wouldn't be the place we would take any friends or guests, but it is nice to know that in a country 19 hours away from home (by plane), there are restaurants--I have been told there are at least three different establishments in the greater Montevideo area--where a Mexican food lover can satisfy a craving.