At Home with John and Debbie

Leamington needs a Mexican restaurant. Yes, it already has one — Chico’s — but last time I checked it wasn’t very good. I wish them well, and a little competition would surely spur them to improve.

In the meantime, we felt conflicting emotions when we saw that Tarkos (nee Tarsus) kebab shop had closed down, to be replaced by Salsa, a Mexican takeaway.  Tarsus was the default kebab shop when we were students. Tarkos made fabulous donners, but Sakaraya is closer to us and does an excellent chicken kebab, so we hadn’t given them much custom of late. But a Mexican takeaway! New dining opportunity!

On Friday, we resolved to try it out. We walked over, rather than phoning for a delivery, and ended up ordering nachos grande, some spicy lamb meatballs with rice, and a beef chimichanga, all to share.

Everything was delicious. The sauce with the meatballs was especially good. We had been cautious not to order too much (with Chinese and curry, it’s easy to end up with way too much food). In fact on this occasion we could have managed more, so perhaps a starter each and some side dishes would have been appropriate.

All in all then: good news.

Then, on Sunday, we peered at an A4 notice taped to the inside of the premises opposite our house. “Casa Rico Mexican Takeaway, opening soon”. They’re like buses, I tell ya. I hope they’re successful enough that someone expands into a sit-down restaurant.

• Sushi
• Mexican
• Noodle bar

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