After doing a bit of research prior to dining, I learned that their chile rellenos were (supposedly) one of the best things on their menu.
A chile relleno. Why would you order it if there is no tortilla involved? If I am going to be eating Mexican food, I would like a tortilla to be in the mix, either in the form of a chip or encasing some sort of cheesy meaty goodness. Low carb Mexican? No thank you. I wasn't sure what was in a chile relleno, but I was quite certain a tortilla wasn't involved. After all, chile relleno translates to "stuffed pepper." I would like to see a cross section of a chile relleno, I thought on my drive home that day. Perhaps the guy over at Scanwiches could help me out.
Should I take this risk?
I ordered it anyway, and it was absolutely delicious. I discovered that in lieu of the tortilla, the entire chile was battered and deep fried, adding a very interesting and unsuspected twist. This led me to wonder, is this how every chile relleno is prepared? Or is this only at the lardy and delicious Los Tacos? (It's not.)
Just some food for thought.
that's just a fancy jalapeno popper!
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