This weekend we decided to try out some more local ethnic Brookhaven Restaurants we had heard about. Cory was really in the mood for Mexican (as he is most Friday nights) so we tried out El Potro. El Potro is located just north of Briarwood & Buford (3396 Buford Hwy NE), directly under the massive Asian Pearl billboard.
We were pleasantly surprised to find a nice outdoor patio and quickly grabbed a seat. The restaurant was bustling with patrons, but it wasn't too difficult to find a table which was nice. The menu was pretty typical Mexican with quesadillas, tacos, combo plates, etc all roughly $6-$9 (not bad!). Drinks were also pretty reasonable: Cory enjoyed a 32 oz. Dos Equis Amber and I enjoyed a $3.75 house margarita in a cute glass. For dinner Cory had the vallarta special (it was ok...) and I had the chimichangas (very delicious! pictured below- $6.50). We also saw a few others ordering some interesting looking sauces/salsa, so we will definitely try those next time and see how those are.
Overall, we were hoping for some more authentic mexican cuisine and less tex-mex (we do, however, need to go back and explore the menu a little more). We were really on the lookout for some aztec-style Mexican (like Zapata in Norcross) complete with molcajetes and mole. The atmosphere was pretty cool (helped by a gorgeous night), there was a diverse group of folks there, and it was pretty inexpensive. We definitely were pretty happy walking out of there will full stomachs for less than $20! This will probably become a good hangout for us and our friends as an inexpensive local Mexican, but we will still be on the lookout for some down home mexican cookin'.
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