Hi everyone! We're back from an extended break, and hope to update the blog and catch up soon. In the meantime, Mr. Music just sent this one in to get us rolling again.
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The Music's spent the day in Granbury over the weekend. With a herd of 10+, a round at the local disc golf course, a stop at Revolver Brewery (another great experience in itself) and then some lunch at a local Mexican restaurant. What else could one want in life?
El Gallo de Oro is a cute little place right off the Brazos River. It is a small, free standing building serving authentic Mexican dishes. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. I was originally attracted to it by the name - recalling one of my long gone favorite little places in Dallas on Maple just off Wycliffe owned by a couple from Guatemala. No relation, but the food here is great. They serve a wide variety of dishes including enchiladas, quesadillas and street tacos! Nothing else needed to be said, when I saw it on the menu - and when I saw the picture of the spit aka trompo, I was sold! Our friends had quesadillas to their delight. Music Junior had chicken tacos with crema and loved them. Ms. Music opted for fresh made (yes, that’s what I said) corn and flour tortillas with fresh made guacamole. Yeah, she loved it. Baby Music ate her weight in handmade tortillas (“heche a mano”) with mantequilla (butter). Of course I had the Al Pastor with rice and beans as did 2 of my other buds. Their Al Pastor was a little different than what I’ve had before, something I can’t quite put my finger on, but they were excellent! The meat was well seasoned and tender. Oh, did I forget to talk about the chips and salsa? Well well, they have 4 salsas served with warm, yummy chips. The main salsa they serve is a warm red salsa containing green chilies and had a decent amount of heat although I can tell it is toned down for the masses. The flavor is very good although we all agreed it needed some salt. Upon request, we received a tomatillo salsa (also warm), and 2 squirt bottle salsas (verde and rojo) much like many of the other good taco places I’ve been to. My only complaint is they all lacked a little salt (but was easily remedied). The verde in the squirt bottle was a tomatillo avocado salsa which was my favorite and also the fave of a few of the others. The warm, red (rojo) originally served came in 2nd for me. Of course I’d like them a bit hotter too. All in all it was a great experience and I WILL be back. I heard the breakfasts there are great and they are just about to start serving alcohol. I saw a sign that said free margaritas will be available in August.
The Music's spent the day in Granbury over the weekend. With a herd of 10+, a round at the local disc golf course, a stop at Revolver Brewery (another great experience in itself) and then some lunch at a local Mexican restaurant. What else could one want in life?
El Gallo de Oro is a cute little place right off the Brazos River. It is a small, free standing building serving authentic Mexican dishes. They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner. I was originally attracted to it by the name - recalling one of my long gone favorite little places in Dallas on Maple just off Wycliffe owned by a couple from Guatemala. No relation, but the food here is great. They serve a wide variety of dishes including enchiladas, quesadillas and street tacos! Nothing else needed to be said, when I saw it on the menu - and when I saw the picture of the spit aka trompo, I was sold! Our friends had quesadillas to their delight. Music Junior had chicken tacos with crema and loved them. Ms. Music opted for fresh made (yes, that’s what I said) corn and flour tortillas with fresh made guacamole. Yeah, she loved it. Baby Music ate her weight in handmade tortillas (“heche a mano”) with mantequilla (butter). Of course I had the Al Pastor with rice and beans as did 2 of my other buds. Their Al Pastor was a little different than what I’ve had before, something I can’t quite put my finger on, but they were excellent! The meat was well seasoned and tender. Oh, did I forget to talk about the chips and salsa? Well well, they have 4 salsas served with warm, yummy chips. The main salsa they serve is a warm red salsa containing green chilies and had a decent amount of heat although I can tell it is toned down for the masses. The flavor is very good although we all agreed it needed some salt. Upon request, we received a tomatillo salsa (also warm), and 2 squirt bottle salsas (verde and rojo) much like many of the other good taco places I’ve been to. My only complaint is they all lacked a little salt (but was easily remedied). The verde in the squirt bottle was a tomatillo avocado salsa which was my favorite and also the fave of a few of the others. The warm, red (rojo) originally served came in 2nd for me. Of course I’d like them a bit hotter too. All in all it was a great experience and I WILL be back. I heard the breakfasts there are great and they are just about to start serving alcohol. I saw a sign that said free margaritas will be available in August.
- Mr. Music
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