Los Corrales

No prices on the menu. Friendly waitress had a half dozen stock English phrases, but she was cute and that goes a ways for an old man. She needed help from the one English speaking waitress when I asked about desserts. Restaurant was empty after three booths of couples left but after a few check-ins I had to find her for dessert and then for the bill. To get a booth we went in a second room where a massive, loud TV had a talk show on, in Spanish, so we could ignore it. Chips were fine but had to unscrew the cap on the mild salsa and pour into the bowl to get it out of the squeeze bottle. On the plus side they had a mild and a hot. Chips included little radish and cucumber slices - nice touch. Grilled catfish, unusual to see on a menu, was tasty. Beans and rice were typical. My wife had a small chicken quesadilla which she liked. I had a glass of Sangria, tasty, lower alcohol, and my wife had a diet Coke. Two desserts available, rice pudding and vanilla cake. We shared a piece of cake and it was creamy and delicious. So, one meal, one a la carte item, one alcohol drink, one can of pop, one dessert: $34. They surcharge 4% for credit. Summary: if this was the only Mexican restaurant in the Village I’d get used to the quirks. But there are so many …