Sunday, April 17, 2011

Willie and Juan Mexican Orleans

Visited Willie and Juan's in Orleans yesterday on St.Joseph Blvd. Went in late aft for a few snacks so the review is not going to include mains this time. Seated right away in a booth, restaurant only had two other customers. Had a hurricane to drink which was very well made. Ordered the chorizo sausage with two dipping sauces and the mix platter which included quesadilas, fried zuccini, asiago cheese dip, and freshly fried tortillas.
Everything came fairly quickly as it should since there were very few other customers.
The sausage claims to be home-made and I definately agree that it was. Actually very delicious although it was supposed to come with two sauces, one being a mustard sauce, but was just plain everyday dijon which I thought was wrong. It is quite easy to make a mustard based sauce and they went the easy route on that.
Next the sharing platter, the guacamole was freshly made and the quesadilas were not overly stuffed, the right amount of cheese and stuffing. It does not come with a salsa which I found a bit odd, but the waitress was nice enough to bring it as soon as we asked for it.
The asiago cheese dip was warm but a bit too rich for my liking, really too heavy to be an app, something more suited to be shared among 4 or 5 guests. Lastly the zuccini, freshly battered and fried and topped with a mexican cheese that resembled parm. The zuccini was a huge hit as it really was very freshly prepared.
Finally the service, generally I was pleased with the service and the food came out fairly quickly, however at the end of the meal our waitress wasnt seen for a good 10-15 minutes. Last time she had come to check on us we were 3/4 of the way completed so I assumed she would come shortly to check on us again which sadly didnt happen. So definately lose a mark on that one.
All in all a good meal, and if you find yourself out by Orleans or live there and havent tried it I definately recommend it.

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