A night of Mexican food and good friends

http://www.anejomexicanbistro.com/

Anejo:

Tequila aged in oak barrels for more than a year, the process resulting in a golden amber color with a soft, smooth, and complex finish.

Who: Me & my friends, the Apples: LMac & KMac
Why: Because LMac did some research on hot spots in Falmouth center
Dinero: $$ - $$$ (house specials/entrees can spike it up)

Initially, Sunday was going to consist of me and LMac hitting the mean streets of Falmouth in fun outfits for a girl's night out.  Anejo was always part of the plan.  But when Sunday morning rolled around, the plan changed a bit. 

Turns out my girl, LMac was not feeling too well.  Truth be told, neither was I.  But we were so committed to hanging out and catching up, that we rallied and edited our plans to ensure an evening of togetherness...and fully bellies.

I put on my best sweats and made the nice drive to Falmouth, MA.  I love driving to the Cape.  It's one of my most favorite places to be.  And instead of going out on the town w/ our sore throats and runny noses, we had a nice night in, with the entire Apple Family, including the little MACs: NannyMac and LittleGuyMac.

After lots of visiting, ring-a-round the rosie sessions and pirate cartoons, we decided to order out from Anejo to get our dinner fix.  KMac even ran out to get us some cervesas (maybe some Jagger, too...).  I believe we called in our order around 6pm and were given about a 25 minute wait for pick up.  Not too bad, considering it was a long weekend and probably a busy night.  The way we ordered was to get things that everyone might like so we could all share.  Sharing is caring.

LMac and I went to pick up the food.  While I waited patiently in the car, I tried like a crazy person to get a look at what the restaurant looked like.  I eyed 1 really pretty mosaic tile piece of artwork and one portrait.  It was dimly lit and looked very nice inside, from what I could see.  When LMac ran back out with the food she said the place was so nice inside, super busy and really fun.  She even spotted a server making homemade guacamole at a table for some diners.  We immediately decided we'd be back to eat in - and we hadn't even tried our food yet.

On the menu for us that evening: the starter salsa trio, 3 sides guacamole w/ chips, the Classic Burrito w/ steak & salsa verde, the Pescado baja battered cod tacos and the Chicken Tostada.  (Everything we ordered was off of the Taqueria section of the menu, with exception to the starters/sides.)

The Fresh Salsa Trio was a nice little treat, since not all our meals came with salsa.  It was a consensus that of the 3, we all liked the pico de gallo and the salsa verde.  We weren't too interested in the fire roasted chipotle salsa.  Not to say it's not good.  It just wasn't our cup of ...salsa.  The Guacamole, on the other hand, was pleasing to everyone.  It was delicious.  My side was gone in seconds.

Of the meals we ordered, our least favorite was the Chicken Tostada.  It was a layered dish: a thin, crunchy tostada topped with shredded chicken and loooooooots of lettuce.  There was said to be some beans and some dressing, according to the menu.  But I don't remember any of that.  It was quite boring.  Not bad or inedible.   Just boring. 

Our favorite dish: the Pescado, aka, Fish Tacos. Baja battered cod with spicy baja sauce that was incredible. Thank god the portion was 2, so LMac and I could both have one. I think we wished we had ordered dos orders of the Pescado. Incredible. I talked about them all the next day to Roomie.

The Classic Burrito was really good too. It was gigantico and topped with sour cream and lettuce. It was a site to see. The steak inside was soo delicious and perfectly cooked. I would definitely order this next time, or recommend it to someone.

Oh, and we can't forget what else was on the menu: Perdue chicken nuggets and corn. NannyMac ate dinner with us in her big girl chair...I may have stolen some of her corn. I would say Nanny gave her dinner 2 thumbs up.

We really enjoyed our meal and the company, no matter what setting we were in.  It was fun to be with friends and enjoy good food and some laughs.  I know we'll definitely make the venture to eat in at Anejo in the future and for that, I cannot wait.  I believe I will order one of the entree dishes when I eat there to get a totally different idea of what they're all about.

Between myself and the Apples, I'd say we give Anejo 3 tequila sunrises! 

(Side Note - be sure to check out the "about" section on Anejo's website.  Their story is nice.  I was really interested to find out the artwork they display is from a local Cape Codder, which is so fitting with the Cape Cod way of life.  Cape Cod Pride & Loyalty!  Love it.)