Best Mexican Food EVER

 D&B honeymooned in Mexico, cruised there dozens of times, spent working vacations in Mexico City, and spent a couple of weeks in Cancun. And, thus, we love Mexican and Tex-Mex food.

So when D&B says that Pueblos in Dahlonega is one of the better Mexican restaurant's we've been to in Georgia, you might want to add Pueblos to your list of spots to try.

On our visit there last weekend, while the cheese dip was dripping from Lamar's chin and D&B was wearing salsa spots on her shirt, we kept saying, "This is the Best Mexican Food EVER," as we dove into the chicken and beef fajitas.

Now days away from our Pueblos meal, their guacamole, and fabulously delicious fajitas, we have to be honest. There may be a gourmet restaurant in Mexico City or a Five Star Mexican restaurant in Atlanta where the food is a star or two above Pueblos, but the food Pueblos serves is remarkably good.

In other words, when you come to Dahlonega and Beyond, visit Pueblos. One just doesn't expect to find such outstanding ethnic food in a town of 5,000, but then Dahlonega is blessed with an incredible number of top quality, 'really good food' restaurants.

Back Porch Oyster Bar

Yes, you can find great seafood in the North Georgia Mountains!! That's the slogan for the Back Porch Oyster Bar in downtown Dahlonega, and after the meal we had there tonight, I totally agree.

 

If you like seafood, you'll love this place...in fact I only saw two items on the menu that weren't some type of fish. But we were told that if you are a steak lover and will call ahead, they'll fix the meat to your order.

 

But back to the seafood. We started the meal with their bruchetta special...white cream cheese, fresh mushroom and five jumbo shrimp. Too full to order entrees, we ordered fresh steamed peel and eat shrimp. The bowl arrived overflowing in tender, juicy 'Carolina Coast' shrimp. Being from Louisiana, we love boiled shrimp, but the Back Porch's streamed shrimp was as good as any we've eaten in Louisiana.

 

 While we aren't oyster eaters,  the couple behind us ordered fresh oysters and they did look yummy. The Back Porch's owner told us that she had to search a good bit for oysters this week (thank you BP and oil spill), and that she had to pay a lot more than in the past....but she hasn't raised her prices. Her oyster loving customers are going to love that!

 

Each Friday night we journey to downtown Dahlonega for dinner and try another restaurant, and believe me, we have quite a choice. Hmmm....what shall it be next week? Cajun? Italian? Mexican? Steak house? Brew house? Irish pub? Decisions. Decisions.