Bumbershoot

I had my first not-so-great meal today, and I suppose that's pretty good considering the number of places I've eaten over the past almost two weeks.

I had dinner at El Pueblo (no relation to Taos Pueblo, and not on the reservation). I wanted some more good red chile, and El Pueblo looked to be just the place. I had also read two good reviews of the joint! Unfortunately, the food was closer to Mexican food versus New Mexican food. So perhaps El Pueblo was okay, but yesterday in Espanola I had about the best Mexican food ever.

Yesterday I had -- for all of $3.85 -- a pork tamale (there were actually two), a "pollo and avacado" taco (that's how it was listed on the menu board), and a large iced tea.



I sat at a picnic table under the shade of some cottonwood trees (off to the left of the picture below) and enjoyed every bite.