Dinner at La Nopalera

Over the weekend, my boyfriend and I ate dinner at La Nopalera. La Nopalera is a very popular Mexican restaurant in Orange Park. We chose this restaurant because this is one of my favorites, not just of Mexican restaurants, but of all restaurants. I have been going to this restaurant for a few years now because this is the first true Mexican restaurant that I have eaten at and enjoyed. I’m not afraid to try something new there because everything on the menu is excellent. One of my friends, who lived in Mexico for a few years, said that since he’s been back in the states, La Nopalera has been the only Mexican restaurant he has ate at that has actually served true Mexican recipes. La Nopalera has a very stereotypical environment. All the waiters and waitresses are of some Spanish decent, mariachi music is played over the speakers, and unless someone requests a channel change, soccer is on all the t.v. screens. La Nopalera is known for its friendly and fun atmosphere, white cheese sauce, and margaritas. We started our dinner off with some chips and salsa. For dinner we both had different versions of the fajitas. I had the Fajitas Texanas, which is steak, chicken, and shrimp mixed with green onion, tomatoes, and peppers. They bring out lettuce, cheese, guacamole, sour cream, and refried beans out to put on the tortilla with the meat and vegetables. I always eat the meat and vegetables by themselves and take all the other stuff home home with my left overs to make the actual fajitas the next day. La Nopalera is one of the only restaurants in which the food is actually good left over. Also, the only guacamole I have ever liked is served there. My boyfriend ate the Fajita Nachos. I have had this before too and it is excellent. It pretty much the same ingredients as what I ate, only it is placed on a bed of chips and smothered with the white cheese sauce instead of a tortilla wrap. La Nopalera, no matter what you order from the menu, you get a ton of food that tastes great and is well priced. I have tried other Mexican restaurants that are similar to La Nopalera but the food is never as good, the atmosphere never as fun, and the people never as friendly. No matter how often I eat at La Nopalera, I never get tired of eating there. There is such a large variety of food and it all tastes good, so I never worry about getting tired of eating there because of being limited to always ordering the same thing. I encourage anyone who is ever in Orange Park, Fl, to stop in and eat at La Nopalera, especially if you like Mexican food. It is the best Mexican restaurant I have ever been to and one of my top all-time favorite restaurants. Even my boyfriend, who is very picky when it comes to food and can usually find something about a restaurant he doesn’t like, loves La Nopalera and has nothing negative to say.