Sunday, March 1, 2015

Memo's Mexican Food

Well, to start, I went to Memo's.  Memo's serves Mexican food of the fast-food variety.  The first impression is that the space is too large.  I immediately started to question why this particular restaurant was claiming so much real estate on the Ave and why are they open 24 hours a day?  I don't have answers for those questions - and I may not want to know the answers, but it does seem abnormal. So first impressions are that they may not be there just to sell tacos.

The menu is displayed on a large board next to the cash register.  There is a bell on the counter to ring to remind the staff that there is a customer.  So, even though it was lunchtime, no one was manning the cash register, so I rang the bell. One of the staff came over to see what I wanted and when I requested a burrito, he turned around and went back to the kitchen.  Shortly, another man came to my assistance.  I ordered a vegetarian burrito which set me back a whopping $5.23.  I settled into one of the spacious booths after picking up napkins, plasticware, hot sauce, and a glass of water.  

In a reasonable amount of time, my burrito arrived, wrapped in white paper, nested in a plastic basket.  It was a good burrito and well proportioned.  The white flour tortilla was soft and fresh and held the contents effectively throughout the eating process.  The contents were tasty.

Overall this was a good value.  The environment is intuitively sketchy.  If the same food was served at the same price by a friendly person from a hole-in-the-wall, I might be a regular customer.  I dined alone, but this might be a possible place to bring a group since I held down a full booth by myself during the lunch hour.

The menu is available on a number of foody sites.  I was warned that the actual Memo's website might harm my computer, so am not posting it here.

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