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I consider enjoying a quality meal one of the most important aspects of my life, and I raise my standards when I enjoy a meal at a restaurant, as besides taking care of my daily nutrition requirements, I'm paying for ambiance, presentation, quality of food, and the fact that someone else is doing the cooking, serving the food to me, performing the necessary clean-up chores, and doing the dishes. So when I dine at a restaurant, I tend to raise "the bar," as since I'm paying for the experience, service and the meal, I expect a quality enjoyment. If you're a fan of "Authentic Mexican Cuisine," as their take out menu advertises, and you love you'll find yourself at home at Los Cabos Grill, located in beautiful Roseville, California, as they present a quality dining experience, and reasonable prices.
Photo: Los Cabos Grill is located in a small, new, upscale shopping center, located at the corner of Foothills Blvd. and Pleasant Grove Blvd., in west Roseville, California. The entrance to Los Cavos is located under the "Juice It Up Sign." Los Cabos Grill defies many established stereotypes, as most folks don't picture a restaurant that serves authentic, grilled, Mexican cuisine to be located in an upscale shopping center, next to a coffee place, where all of the local yuppies hang out, as most folks would picture a restaurant, such a Los Cabos, located, on "the wrong side of town." Indeed, Los Cabos is located in posh digs, in an upscale shopping center, yet their mission is to provide authentic, down-home Mexican cuisine, as they feature some of the best Mexican food that Roseville has to offer. As per the name of the restaurant, most of the meat entreés are grilled, not fried, in the style of Baja California, Mexico. As you enter the restaurant, you'll notice the shiny tile floors, the fresh decor, and just how squeaky clean the place is. You walk up to the counter, and you're greeted by a friendly guy to take your food, or drink order. The menu is posted on the wall to your right, or if you prefer, you can grab a printed menu and ponder their outstanding selection. The restaurant is advertised as open from 08:00 in the morning until 21:00 at night, but the advertised opening time is quite on the optimistic side, as I've seen their door locked well past 09:00 in the morning... caveat emptor! Anyway, you'll be greeted at the counter by a very friendly guy who will take your order, and after you've placed your order, you pick the table of your choice and relax, before you hit the salsa bar.
Photo: I had the whole restaurant to myself, as seen in this photo. The ordering counter is in the center of the photo, the kitchen is directly behind the counter, and the menu is displayed on the wall, to the right. Not shown in the photo, is the awesome salsa bar, to the left of the soft drink dispenser. Los Cabos Grill features fast, friendly service, but all good things in life take time, so while you're visiting Los Cabos, you might as well enjoy yourself and take advantage of the free chips and salsa bar. Naturally, its a all-you-can-eat-help-yourself affair, and the salsa bar features probably the freshest and most delicious fried tortilla chips that I've had the pleasure to enjoy in Roseville, plus several kinds of in-house made salsa, and a big dish of pickled peppers, onions and carrot slices. All of their salsa is good, but I especially enjoyed their chipotle salsa, as its smoky, delicious, and not terribly hot. I sat down at a table, and began treating myself a bowl of their fresh tortilla chips, dipped in chipotle salsa, all the while sipping on an icy-cold Pacifico beer, while watching the staff at work. The dining room is clean, very modern, clean, and has quite subdued decor, via the standards of most Mexican restaurants in Placer County. Soft, traditional, Mexican "banda" music plays in the background, which adds to the laid-back atmosphere. Los Cabos has one guy who works takes orders, makes change, delivers the food, busses tables, while there are two guys in the kitchen, one of which seems to have the duty to prepare salsa and vegetables, while the other guy performs cooking duties. At the time of my visit, at 0930 on Tuesday morning, September 11, 2007, I had the restaurant all to myself, so I was able to snap a few photos, ask a lot of questions, and observe the whole operation.
Photo: I photograph the friendly counter guy, as he stands behind the counter, and in front of the drink cooler. You can look into the kitchen, to the left of the photo. When you order a taco or a torta, at Los Cabos Grill, you get to choose your meat from their extensive selection, which includes carne asada, desebrada, al pastor, carnitas, chile verde, pollo, pollo asado, chorizo, or lengua. Wow! Normally, I tend to prefer something slightly exotic, such as lengua, but since I was ordering a mid-morning torta, carne asada sounded like a good filling. You just can't go wrong with carne asada! I managed to peek into the kitchen, and yes, Los Cabos lives up to their name, as my carne asada was grilled, not fried, which makes for a delicious, healthy meat filling.
Photo: Here's a meal to die for: A delicious carne asada torta, icy-cold Pacifico beer, fresh, mmmm-delicious chipotle salsa, and perhaps the best tortilla chips that I've had the pleasure to enjoy at Roseville taquerias. I was just starting on my second helping of their delicious tortilla chips when the friendly waiter brought my torta to my table. If you're not familiar with what a torta is, its a Mexican sandwich, and in the case of the torta that I ordered from Los Cabos, the sandwich includes carne asada, beans, cheese, sour cream, avocado, lettuce and diced tomatoes, all placed between a large sourdough roll, cut in half.
Photo: A close-up photo of one of the most delicious carne asada tortas that I've had the pleasure to enjoy in Roseville taquerias. A carne asada torta from Los Cabos Grill is truly a slice of heaven, as its fresh, juicy, hot, delicious, filling, beautiful to look at, and it truly comforts the soul of a person who enjoys delicious Mexican food. Not only does Los Cabos provide delicious food at reasonable prices, but they have a modern, state-of-the-art, "squeaky-clean" facility that will shatter any stereotypes of dingy, run-down taquerias. The food is delicious, the price is right, the staff is friendly, and the dining room is clean and contemporary! Their menu advertises menudo and birria on weekends, so I'll be checking that out one of these days. I highly recommend Los Cabos Grill...
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