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Molli Cafe

A Mexican cafe on Burrard. With pots of cacti and tacos available, it’s not your typical cafe. The staff is friendly, and we ordered a coffee (12oz) $2.25 and I tried a flower tea $2.50. Sheepie ordered a cookie, but it was hard, and not that really good.

Now, my tea was fascinating. I had never seen anything like it. When the staff brought over the glass pot with the blue flowers floating in beautiful blue water, it took my breath away. Just mesmerizing blue. When I poured into the white cup – which in itself was uniquely shaped. Love it!

There was a slice of lime, and when I squeezed a bit of it, the tea started to change colour! The tea turned into a marble of royal navy blue and dark magenta. Or closer yet, pantone 2736 and 2602 – LOL. But I guess only designers would have pantone swatchbooks

Anyways, the taste was herbal (hence caffeine free). It was different. Maybe not my regular cup of tea, but certainly entertaining to see.

When the staff brought over our order, he noticed that the table wobbled, and he got a piece of something to place under the leg of the table. Thanks!

Even after they closed, they didn’t kick us out. (sorry, we didn’t know…). Would like to return to try out their Mexican specialties.

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Jalapenos Mexican Grill and Cantina in Fairheaven, US

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We were drawn to the colourful neon lights and the interesting interior. We were greeted by friendly staff and sat at a table on the ground floor. As we suspected from the window, the interior had a nice atmosphere and gave a Mexican flair. The upstairs seemed like it was more of a bar scene.

We were surprised to have complimentary tortilla chips and salsa sauce. Mmm! The cilantro in the sauce is yummy! It was decent portion for the 3 of us.

It was hard to understand our server with a strong accent, but we finally decided to get the Tower Sampler $16.95 USD which serves 2-4 adults. It came on a 3 tier server, topped with a combination platter of cheese and chicken quesadillas, chicken tacquitos, mini burritos (bean and cheese and jalapeno poppers. There are tomatoes, sour cream guacamole (yum!), bean dip and ranchero salsa for dipping.

Since we were driving around and eating at odd times, the portion was perfect for us. Everything tasted really good, though perhaps not the weight-friendliest with cheese, deep fried, beans and meat! We were all happy with the place, and when we were looking around the town more after our meal, we talked to a person who recommend that this restaurant was better than the other Mexican place which was just down the road. So I’m glad we did.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill

Every time I pass this place, it’s been super busy, at times with the lines going out the door onto the sidewalk – crazy. My friend has been eager to try it out, and since we were in the area after checking out the Vancouver Arts Gallery, we decided to give this Mexican place it a try.

It was already close to 9pm on a Tues night, but it was still half full with customers enjoying their food. The place has a modern look and targets young people. The staff weren’t friendly, but we got what we needed. They mumbled their questions on the toppings, so I and my friend ended up saying ‘what?’ or ‘excuse me?’ several times.

It’s nice to have the choice of whether you’d like it in a burrito or bowl. Since I’m not a fan of bread, I went for the bowl option, naturally. My friend chose to have it in a burrito.

So like at Subway or Harvey’s you get to choose your ingredients. I didn’t know what barbacoa (beef) and carnitas (pork) were, so I had to ask. I went for the grilled chicken which is marinated in their spicy, chipotle-chili adobo. I had all the toppings such as beans, rice, salsas, cheese, sour cream and romaine lettuce. Guacamole is the only thing that costs extra (I think 50 cents?) so I didn’t get it. The bowl looked pretty full already anyways.

Comes out to $8.95 + taxes. At first, I felt it’s a bit pricey, but then when you think of the food from food courts which is usually around that price range, then it doesn’t seem that expensive. The rest is self-serve (like other fast food places) so go fill up your own cup (if you order a drink), pick up napkins and utensils.

Online, you have the chance to check out the nutrition intake by selection the ingredients that you chose. Note: if you order everything including the guacamole, it’s over 1000 calories dish!

My friend pretty much had the same thing I did, but in a burrito instead of a bowl

But the quality of the food is very good. The taste is addictive and it’s quite filling. Since it was a bit late, my friend only wanted to have half – he ended up eating the entire thing lol. I can see why they are so popular. I would like to go back to try out their other meat choices!

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