Gadzooks Experience

He Said   Have you ever craved a quick enchilada but done with quality ingredients and is as authentic as sitting down at a Mexican restaurant? Well Gadzooks may be the place for you. It’s been on my short list for some time and finally getting to give it a shot was making me wish I had tried it sooner. Similar in concept to Chipotle it is a build your own bar setup with very friendly staff waiting to help build your ultimate enchilada. The founder Aaron Pool, like myself, had loved cheese enchiladas since childhood but as he grew up realized you could do a much better quality enchilada then what he was getting. But he didn’t stop there, there are other options for you if you are looking for something else. My gut says he is on to something and this may soon be something more than just a local restaurant. So how did it work? You start out by choosing between enchiladas, street tacos, salad, nachos, stuffed poblano, potato corn chowder, or tortilla soup. I went with the two enchiladas because after all it is in the name. Next stop is the filling, I choose braised short rib for one and chihuahua cheese for the other. The meet was tender and so flavorful and of course the cheese was like heaven with its creamy goodness. Then again I can’t remember when I last had bad cheese, maybe that’s a good thing! If neither of those interest you there are many other options including, chicken, pork shoulder, sautéed spinach mushroom, and many more. Then you decide which sauce to cover it with, green, red, or Christmas which is a little of both. I went with red because it has always been my favorite on enchiladas. Then you can add a cheese on top mostly for presentation at this point. I went with the asadero to get that white coloring and I will never turn down more cheese. There are some options to add such as goat cheese, a fried egg, or guacamole. I added guacamole and it was fresh and flavorful. Your 5th step in this process is to add salsa of which you have 4 to choose from. I opted to skip this step as I felt like I was already overloading my beautiful creation. Finally you can top it with crema (which I did), cotija cheese, honey slaw, or pickled onion. After all this you take your cast iron bowl to one of a few tables inside and out and simply enjoy its beauty before devouring it. You will devour it, I promise you. I’m already planning my return and I desperately want to try the tortilla soup next, but I fear my hunger for more enchiladas will win out.

She Said   Coming Soon!

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