Appetizing Muse

This has been a Mexican food-orientated day. I rarely eat breakfast, but this morning had a freshly cooked flour tortilla with butter and a cup of coffee. For lunch I heated-up a chicken tamale bought from the little market close to my home. For dinner, Wilbert and I tried the locally-owned La Luna Restaurant (no web site available). The eatery also sells imported Mexican foods and goods, as well as homemade tortillas.

I suppose one gets spoiled by other venues such as Casa de Oro because I found the inside of La Luna to be somewhat grubby. The utensils were smudged and dull; I saw food stuck on a supposedly "clean" spoon. I can usually forgive such lack of cleanliness if the food is outstanding, but we were sorely disappointed in both.

The food was tepid and small enough in portion to belie the price tag. There is nothing more distasteful than eating a lukewarm cheese enchilada. In addition, the servings of rice and beans were dry and almost tasteless.

After the meal, we were going to buy La Luna's homemade tortillas but the asking price of $6.49 for a package of twenty-four was a bit too much too swallow after the below-par food. I can make six dozen tortillas from my Quaker mix for just over $2.50, and they taste better to boot.

We live and learn. When Wilbert and I feel another yen for Mexican food, we'll stick to our old standby Casa de Oro.

POSTSCRIPT: La Luna is now a take-out restaurant only.