The San Francisco Treat and Carne Asada

Being from Southern California, I was spoiled with Mexican food. Not just any Mexican food, but authentic, home-made style Mexican food with flavors so tantalizing it could be appreciated by just about anybody. After moving to San Francisco, I knew that one of the things I’d miss about home (LA) is the abundance of Mexican eateries no matter where I was at. Tacos, burritos, enchiladas, quesadillas, a most importantly, carne asada fries!

These carne asada fries are a little piece of heaven!!! (photo credit unavailable, but found on Imageshack site)

Although San Francisco does have more than its fair share of delicious places to eat, I have come to be disappointed in the fact that San Francisco lacks the “delicious” factor when it comes to Mexican food. Now, I’m not saying that there aren’t good Mexican places to eat at all. Pancho Villa and Taqueria Guadalajara do their part when it comes to serving decent Mexican food. But in terms of richness in flavor for the price that you pay, nothing beats the places I dine at in LA.

So, instead of spending $10 for each burrito or carne asada plate I order at these Mexican food joints in “the city,” I decided it would be a lot better if I just tried cooking a Mexican meal on my own. On deciding what to make (which took quite a while because I love just about every Mexican dish) I narrowed it down to grilled carne asada with Mexican rice and a side of mixed veggies. Of course, it just so happened that I felt too lazy to go to the grocery store to buy all the right ingredients to make authentic Mexican rice, but on a previous grocery trip I did pick up a box of Rice-A-Roni, the San Francisco treat (I know you can totally hear the jingle in your head too!). How appropriate since I’m in San Francisco too, right? Well, here are a couple of pictures taken from that night, and needless to say, my roommates thoroughly enjoyed their dinner, even if the San Francisco treat had a bit more sodium than desired. :]