Mas Por Favor

Thankfully I was in Minneapolis so really, even when going to a Mexican restaurant, I'm not expected to speak any sort of Spanish...which in my life is very important. Really, you don't want me to speak Spanish.

For lunch we did the sky room at Macy's. I was impressed. The space was bright and spacious and food was very yummy. If you've never been there, you have different options, Mexican, salad bar, Asian, deli and grill. I had Mexican, T had salad bar and L had deli. Every one's food looked good. (If L wasn't a good 5 inches taller than me, I would have totally taken her sandwich.) And, seriously, for the Midwest, my food was solid bougie Mexican...a great stop for lunch.

For dinner we went to Maza, more bougie Mexican. Its owned by a local restaurant family and located in downtown Mpls. Its casual yet upscale... expensive but without the pretension or dress code. And you know, they delivered. The wait staff was knowledgeable yet not condescending, which is a tough line. The drinks were yum (if you like girly, do the Cucumber Margarita) and the food was well portioned and very different. Though, one word of warning. If you are a hot wuss, meaning you can't handle spicy dishes, think about your choice of restaurant. I tend to fall into the spice wuss category and this was really in my upper threshold. But, in all honesty, this was T's birthday dinner, not mine, and he loved it, so it was the correct choice. And, all of my friends dig food spicier than I do so I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this to anyone.

You definitely get what you pay for. Go there. Tonight. Yum.