Evanston lunch, Cuetzala April 11
Evanston lunch, Cuetzala April 11
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Evanston lunch, Cuetzala April 11
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Post #1 - March 31st, 2007, 10:02 amThe next Evanston lunch will be on April 11 at 12:30 at Cuetzala, 7360 N. Clark (just south of Rogers Ave.), specializing in food from Guerrero, Mexico. Reply to this post of pm us if you can make it.
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Post #2 - March 31st, 2007, 12:50 pmI'll be there.
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Post #3 - March 31st, 2007, 1:51 pmMe too!
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Post #4 - March 31st, 2007, 10:55 pmI can be there. Note this is a Wednesday.
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Post #5 - April 8th, 2007, 6:39 pmGAF wrote:. . . Note this is a Wednesday.
Thanks for pointing this out, because I think I would have missed it and showed up on Thursday.
I'm pretty sure I can make it, so count me. I'll post again if something derails me.
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Post #6 - April 10th, 2007, 8:56 pmi think i can make ithttp://www.wienerandstillchampion.com/
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Post #7 - April 11th, 2007, 5:05 pmcouldn't make it..how did it go?http://www.wienerandstillchampion.com/
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Post #8 - April 11th, 2007, 5:51 pmFood porn from today's lunch at Cuetzala. For perspective, the owners come from the Sierra Madres in Guerrero, and that may be a major influence in the offerings.
(First, full disclosure - I really didn't take notes, and I may be mis-identifying a few things; if so, I'd welcome corrections from the others in attendance.)
Started with a good guacamole, then an off-menu fruit salad, which was mostly devoured before I could get the camera out.
Then came the Tamal Nejo - layered tamal in a banana leaf - a good carrier for the accompanying red and green moles.
My impression was that Ronnie's Chiles Rellenos was the star dish, but all were good (note the recycled plate):
Pollo en Mole
Camarones en Cerveza
Taco Plate (note that Michele's thumb is an optional ingredient on the taco plate, and may not always be available)
One of the specials was a scallop pancake in red lobster sauce
We were also served fingerling potatoes - interestingly cut on one end, allowing the sauce flavors to soak through - apparently Gary couldn't wait. (Sorry for posting this photo, Gary.)
Great time, great people, etc. etc.Last edited by nr706 on April 13th, 2007, 2:17 pm, edited 3 times in total.
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Post #9 - April 11th, 2007, 7:56 pmDarn, I totally let this slip by me. I like Cuetzala, they always surprise me in a good way by consistently producing dishes that are a couple of notches above what I expect. Did anybody try a Mamey Licuado? They are delicious.
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Post #10 - April 12th, 2007, 7:23 pmThanks again, Tom, for being ready with the camera and blow-by-blow.
Part of the fun of eating with people who know what they're doing - we enjoyed several off-the-menu dishes; the fruit salad, which I thought was excellent, the torta or pancake (which I think was ground shrimp) and the potatoes. For those of you who can conjure a mental picture, the fruit salad was strawberries, grapes, honeydew, oranges and cantelope spiced like street-vendor mango, with mixed baby greens. The juice of the fruit made an incredible dressing - if you call ahead, ask if they have the fruit salad, as it's not always available.
It was all very good; I particularly enjoyed the mole sauces, although the tamale itself wasn't my thing. I think Ronnie's stuffed chile special won, hands down.
Good seeing all of you! Sorry we missed you, Gus!
