The Grub Hound

I had been to Los Aztecas for the first time several years ago and was not overly impressed with the food. I am not sure why I did not like the food the first several times, but the last several times, I ordered Pollo(chicken) Mole(a traditional Mexican sauce). Having had Chicken Mole at several other Mexican restaurants within the past year or so, I asked the waiter if they made any mole and he asked what kind, and I said chicken.
The Pollo Mole arrived on a sizzling hot plate which included the chicken with mole suace, brown rice, and a plate of soft hot corn tortillas.

Since I ordered the Pollo con Mole the first time,and it was so good, I had to have it again. So for our last Friday night date night, I asked my wife if she wanted to go to Los Aztecas.

She was a bit skeptical as to why I wanted to go there, as our first two visits to Los Aztecas were not very satisfactory. But that was several years ago as well.

Additionally, since Los Aztecas is a BYOB restaurant, we brought a bottle of Jose Cuervo Margarita mix with us, and our waiter was gracious enough to bring us two salted glasses with ice for two perfect margaritas.

The next thing that I really enjoy about Los Aztecas is the complimentary hot chips and salsa, which are out of this world. These chips I do remember from my first couple of visits as being very good.

In all truth, I can not recommend any other meal but the mole. The crab queso appetizer we got was also pretty tasty, but it was not the most pleasant to look at. And the chips and salsa can rival any other Mexican restaurants.

It might be me, but I do know that many other people do recommend the food at this little Mexican restaurant. My friend who got me to go there the time before last is a perfect example. He actually lives in Collegeville PA,  and chose to travel to Pottstown because he likes the food at Los Aztecas.

Los Aztecas
Pottstown Ctr
223 Shoemaker Rd
Pottstown, PA 19464

(610) 323-6928

If you are in the Dallas TX area and hungry for Tex-Mex, you ought to check out Mattito’s Tex-Mex for some of the best Mexican food Dallas has to offer. If you are a reader of this blog, you know that I love good Mexican food, especially good guacamole(mine is awesome) and margaritas.

Being my wife and I love margaritas so much, I just have to add Mattito’s margaritas to my list of to-dos, as I was checking out their colorful site, and I noticed that they won an award for being one of the top ten tequila bars in the United States. So my reasoning is that a top tequila bar ought to have a tremendous margarita such as their Rumba Rita..hmm..sounds deliciously fun.

Catering in Dallas

Say you live in the Dallas area, and your daughter is getting married, and your darling little niña had her first date with your future son in law at Mattitos. Why not involve Mattitos in the wedding by letting them cater a wedding reception Dallas parents will all love. Mattitos is able to cater events in sizes from 10-1000 people.  Additionally, if you are looking for a banquet restaurant Dallas area for between 20 -200+ attendees, then check out Mattitos site, and give them a call to reserve their banquet facilities.

Mattitos Fun

I was checking out Mattitos on FourSquare, and noticed that they have a lot of tips that suggest trying the Bob Armstrong Dip or the Bob Armstrong Queso, which is not on their menu, but is something for which they are known and consists of cheese, ground beef, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo..hmm..sounds like an interesting mix that would be great with some fresh baked corn chips.

On several of the Mattito’s FourSquare profiles, I noticed that their Sunday brunch got a lot of thumbs ups. I also read on their Facebook Fanpage, that one patron was going their for the brunch the past Sunday for their mom’s Bday. Sounds like Mottito’s is a great place for a family gathering, be it a birthday party or wedding reception in the Dallas area.

When I get to the Dallas area, I plan on visiting Mattito’s for both a Rumba Rita and some Bob Armstrong Queso.

How about You?

Have you ever been to Mattito’s and had a Rumba Rita?

Simmeria Pappardelle Carbonara

My Simmeria Pappardelle Carbonara was so delicious, I was looking forward to having the leftovers for lunch  the next day, but sadly a college student beat me to them.

In addition to the Simmeria Pappardelle Carbonara, I also had Clam Fritters with Lobster dipping sauce, and a bowl of mouth watering lamb stew from St. Patties Day.

Lizzie, departing from her standard crab cakes, had the fish and chips. She said it was not what she had expected, but is was delicious.

We both loved the restaurant, especially due to the use of fabric dividers which gives the patrons a sense of privacy within their dining area.  Without a doubt, Lizzie and I will be dining with the Simmeria staff again in the not too distant future hopefully.

As part of the holiday season, I am planning on donating to our local food pantry, which we are always hearing is always in need of food.

Last week I learned about a program that Susquehanna Bank, (which has a branch in my town, but I don’t have an account with yet) is participating in which involves following Susquehanna on Twitter and retweeting their tweet about their program known as #Tweet2Feed.

For following them on Twitter, they will donate 10 meals to various food banks.  For retweeting the tweet about the program they will donate 5 meals. The goal for the program is 150,000 meals, and the program runs until December 31st.  At the time of this writing, there have been 45,675 meals donated. You can click the Tweet2Feed link above, and look at the sidebar to view the food banks that will benefit from the program.