I was running around for work today and happened upon Pollo Michoacano, 2134 W. Washington St.across from George Washington High School in Indy, which is NOT in a strip mall, yahoo! It's just a block or so away from the hub of Little Mexico, Belmont & Washington. Some folk consider that part of the 'Hood, but I felt reasonably safe, during the day at least. Anyway, it's in kind of an old building but has been nicely renovated, with lots of bright colors on the inside, typical of many such places. The inside was generally very clean; I couldn't see into the kitchen, but the waitress station was pristine. Pollo Michoacono sort of translates to Michoacan-style Chicken, but I have yet to find anyone from Mexico that can tell me exactly what the difference is between the cooking in the various states of Mexico, other than the fact that those along the coast have lots of mariscos (seafood), and I discovered myself that Hidalgo, having been colonized by British Miners, favored many English dishes, the most prevalent being pastes (which in English is "pasties") baked pastry shells filled with cheese, meat, and vegetables, like an empanada only more stuffed. But I digress....
It was early in the day (like 9:00 a.m.), which surprised me they were even open that early, and they weren't very busy. I ordered a Quesadilla Mediana with beef to go for $5.99; it was big enough for us to split for lunch and it was GREAT! They used a corn tortilla for the outside, which is not my favorite for tacos, but it was toasted just right for a Quesadilla. The meat was very done and nicely seasoned, and there was a lot of cheese inside. They gave me a little cup of tomatillo (green) sauce and one of pepper (red) sauce, as well as lettuce and a dollop of sour cream to compliment it. Both sauces were home-made and very tasty; the red had quite a bit of fire to it, which makes Daddy very happy. I'm pretty sure my next round of errands will somehow necessitate my going by there again.... Mmmm.
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