A few weeks ago we visited Fajita Republic by Celebration Cinema North. Mel was craving some Mexican food, so we decided to try someplace new. Overall it was a pretty good experience.
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We started with the chicken flautas. The best way to describe the flauta is that it is like a large taquito. It was filled with chicken, tomatoes, and a bunch of different spices. It is then fried. Accompanying them was a chipotle ranch dipping sauce. These were by far the best part of the meal for me. The tortilla was nice and crispy on the outside, but still soft and pliable enough that it didn't fall apart when bit into. the filling was well balanced and the dipping sauce highlighted the flauta. They were very yummy.
For the main we got three tacos. The tacos come in pairs so we just split each plate. We got the carne asada tacos, grilled tequila lime chicken taco, and Mexican Coke carnitas taco.
Overall the tacos were good. They aren't the best I have had. That honor goes to San Jose Taqueria. But they were, for the most part very good. Mel and I were split on our favorite. I liked the steak carne asada best. It had skirt steak with a cilantro salsa and chili oil, topped with queso fresco. The chicken is marinated in tequila-lime, with a roasted corn salsa, chipotle ranch, and queso fresco. This was Mel's favorite. We were both in agreement that the coke carnitas was our least favorite.
We had a great server who made some excellent recommendations, especially with the flautas. On a side note, I was very happy to see that they have a ghost chili salsa that packs a bunch of heat. You know how I like my hot stuff.
I can definitely give Fajita Republic a recommendation. Is it the best Mexican restaurant in town? No it isn't. But it is a good alternative to a place like On the Boarder. If you are wanting Mexican food and are in the area or seeing a movie, I think this is your best bet.
