September 23, 2010
Another one bites the dust! Maybe Caliente will buy the Spike's building outright? Here's hoping!
840 Bedford St.
(inside Spike's Junkyard Dogs)
Fall River, MA 02720
Fall River, MA 02720
(508) 916-2164
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A few years ago CHEF DAVE MARKS ran the CALIENTE RESTAURANT in the ALMAC'S DINER PLAZA ( Executive Plaza ) at the bottom of President Ave. in Fall River . It was a HUGE success . The place was always full on Friday and Saturday nights and they had an excellent rating on local foodie sites .
So , Laura and I , always a day late and 3 eggs short of a dozen , finally decided to try them . When we got there we were met by a darkened restaurant and a large sign in the window . It said that due to new businesses NOT being supported properly ( forgive me ...I'm trying my best to recall ) they were forced to close and were hoping to open up somewhere more appreciative . They thanked their loyal customers . WOW !
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Cut to a couple of weeks ago ......The Herald News had an article about the former chef at CALIENTE ( now a hit in Boston ) hooking up with his friends who owned SPIKE'S JUNKYARD DOGS . They were going to take the " fast foods " of the old CALIENTE menu ......you know ...things like tacos , burritos etc. and start offering them from the SPIKE'S eatery . AND THEY DELIVERED !!!!!!! Always a plus in my book .
So because Laura had a bad day and because my foot was still hurting and packed in ice .....and because I didn't feel like making supper ( mostly the latter ) , we decided to place an order to be delivered . We called around 6:00pm. and it arrived HOT and wonderfully packaged at 6:40pm. Each meal was in it's own cardboard box and contained the entree ( wrapped tightly in foil ) , with mine ...a cup of fillings on the side , and all had some tortilla chips and salsa included ( wish I had know this because I ordered chips & salsa separately ) . Oh well .
I had ( and I've been dying to try one ) a chimichanga ....a chicken chimichanga to be exact . ( I'm going to say chimichanga a lot .....I like it ) It's a burrito wrap , large and filled to the point of being hefty , with delicious seasoned ,shredded chicken and cheese . Then it's deep-fried till lightly crunchy . My accoutrements ( fancy , huh ? ) came on the side as well as the afore mentioned chips and salsa. Laura had the tacos 3-pack . She chose 3-soft tacos ( you can get 3-crunchy ) filled with chicken and of course ....cheese , lettuce ,tomato ,salsa and sour cream . Hubby got the beef burrito . It was large and stuffed with spicy beef and all the fillings . Believe me ...one of these makes a meal . But since we wanted to try a lot of different things ....and because we're piggies ...we also got a couple of empanadas . These are a Spanish turnover filled with shredded pork , cheese and onions , deep-fried golden brown and served with sour cream and scallion .
VERDICT ........All three of us agreed ......this was the BEST Mexican food we've had thus far . You know Laura & I love SAM DIAGO'S ( on the Cape ) ...we also love FIESTA ( in Somerset ) and TORTILLA FLATS ( in Providence ) ( we'll skip Taco Bell ) but this was the tastiest , freshest , most authentic Mexican we've had the pleasure of eating . I can't wait to order again .
Their menu is small .....and everything comes with the same filling options :
chicken , pork and beef fillings are....... $ 5.25
vegetarian filling .................................$ 4.50
These are the fillings for their taco 3- pack .....burrito ....chimichanga ....or tostada
Empanadas ......................................$ 2.25
Chips & salsa ....................................$ 1.75
Refried beans ....................................$ 1.50
That's it !!!!!! That's their entire take-out menu .
You don't need a lot of choices with food this good . We ordered one of everything except the tostada ......we'll get that next time .
taco 3- pack ( chicken ) .........5.25
burrito ( beef ) ........................5.25
chimichanga ( chicken ) ..........5.25
2- empanadas ........................4.40 ( 2.25 ea. )
chips & salsa .........................1.75
TOTAL /tax ..............................23.38
With tip for driver .....we gave $ 25.00 .....not bad for SO much food ........OLE !!!!!!!!!!
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*THEY DELIVER*
