La Comida Mexicana en La Ciudad de Acero

C is from Austin, TX, and as such, he is used to excellent, authentic Mexican food. (And yet he patronizes Taco Bell. Readers, it wounds my very soul.) So in the interest of showing me what real Mexican is like, we went to El Campesino out on McKnight Road. It was, in fact, very similar to the authentic Mexican place I am used to from my hometown, but I love that place as well so it speaks in its favor. The decor was lovely, the staff were very polite, and the food was AWESOME. C disapproved my choice of a fajita quesadilla because "it's Tex-Mex," but the heck with him, I really liked it. My thought on Mexican food is that essentially, it's the same handful of ingredients in every dish, just put together in different ways. So whereas he had to construct his fajita, mine came sort of pre-assembled. I don't care if it's authentic or not, I'll take it. And the rice was great. And I never have strong feelings about rice, so that's saying something. The queso dip that we started out with was really good, too. Also? The portions were ENORMOUS. The leftovers I have sitting in the fridge will make another two meals. Another two awesomely delicious meals. I will totally go back there again. However, I believe we are also planning to try Mexico City downtown -- follow the link for a fairly lengthy review from the City Paper. I'm excited to give it a go!