La Campirana — Restaurant in Evansville

La Campirana is a unique Mexican restaurant. You order at the counter, sit down and they bring your food out. They have a salsa bar but no chips like a standard Mexican restaurant. They might have chips that you can order, I don't know, but I have not seen any. Forget about the chips though... who needs them with food this freaking good!?!

My wife and I are vegan and our kids eat whatever they want. I am impressed with the care La Campirana takes when preparing our food. Vegetables are not cooked along side of meat, the rice does not have chicken (or any other) stock/broth and they do not use lard in their beans. It is hard to find a Mexican restaurant that has "safe" rice/beans and take the care in preparing it without shared cooking surfaces or utensils. I know I am one of those annoying vegans but I really do appreciate it!

I first visited La Campirana about 4 years ago. I got some vegetarian gorditas and all I remember was they were pretty spicy and really good. I had never had an authentic gordita before. I left a 5-star rating back then but there was no review with it here on Google. I decided I needed to write a review after eating there again this weekend.

Our usual spots in Evansville were closed on Sunday when we were in town. We were kind of in a hurry and didn't want to do the full sit down meal but wanted something better than Moe's, Qdoba or Chipotle. Thankfully my wife remembered La Campirana!

I ordered alambres (vegan style). It has onions, peppers and I added Mexican zucchini and potatoes. It also comes with rice and beans along with four (yes, 4) flour tortillas. You can opt for corn tortillas too but I prefer flour. My wife ordered sopes, also vegan style, and had grilled cactus with it. My youngest had a chicken burrito. We loved it! I had never had sopes before and I loved the corn bread base. It was quite different than what I would normally get at a Mexican restaurant.

That was Sunday (2 days ago) we ate there. I had to run back down to Evansville this evening to pick something up. I brought my oldest son and got some driving practice in. We stopped by La Campirana for dinner before we left Evansville. I had alambres again but added the cactus this time. He had a carne something burrito. It was terrific again!

The sautéed vegetables in the alambres are never too oily. It's not served so hot that you can barely eat or taste anything. The amount of food is perfectly sized for the four flour tortillas. It taste good and I don't feel terrible after eating it. I wish I didn't live almost 2 hours away!

The staff up front working the counter and floor are all very nice and knowledgeable about the menu. I can't thank the kitchen staff enough for properly preparing vegan food. It's common for me to have meat accidently make it in my food at other restaurants. That is simply not the case here at all. Thank you...

I just ordered the shrimp enchiladas and the Carne asada street taco and I was very impressed. I'm from Southern CA and I like my Mexican food a certain way. I'm always a little leery of ordering Mexican from different states cause each one has its own cultural preference. Personally, I'm not usually a fan of queso and I especially think queso does not belong on nachos (mostly because the queso I've had was usually just spicy Velveeta... Because of Texas). So, I was very nervous about ordering the shrimp enchiladas because 1) they had queso on them and 2) they had potatoes IN them. However, these were fantastic enchiladas. The queso was not Velveeta like at all, but a nice soft white crumbly texture melted a bit like a sour cream sauce over the tortillas. The shrimp bites were small as they had been cut into pieces, but there was enough for every bite. This was a first for me to have potatoes in my enchiladas but the potatoes were magnificently spiced just enough to enrich the flavor. While there was no stringy yellow cheese in the enchiladas like I'm used to, I still thoroughly enjoyed these enchiladas and ate every bite. I will definitely be ordering these again and these could possibly be my new favorite shrimp enchiladas.

As for the street taco, also excellent. The meat was well spiced and NOT overseasoned at all, and there was a generous serving of the meat. The tortilla tasted authentic and not store bought at all (thank goodness). The green salsa I added was exactly how I like it. These were the made the way I believe street tacos should be made.

All in all, the spice index was between mild and medium leaving just a slight after tingle, which is usually my preference. I will definitely order from this place again the next time in town... Potatoes,...

We have been coming here, well, since they opened this location... For years, we would go by and have lunch when they were located inside Washington Square Mall 😊. They have blown up as far as the lunch time rush, on any given day anymore, but they still get your order and ready pretty quick considering!! They seriously have the MOST authentic Mexican food I've ever had, and we love Mexican so we've been to many restaurants over the years!! The staff is extremely friendly, very efficient, and ready to help if you have any questions or need anything!! Not to mention, I am slightly obsessed with their fresh squeezed pineapple juice, to be honest!! It is absolutely amazing 😍!! They have a variety of meats, dishes, desserts, fresh squeezed juice, sauces and more!! A great combination for me and my super adventurously paletted husband LoL he can have tongue if he'd like, and I can have a enchilada, taco, quesadilla, etc!! They have been and will most certainly remain, one of our favorite places (aka...