La Cocina - Chicken Fajita Salad

I seemed to be destined to try the taco (or fajita) salad at pretty much every Mexican restaurant in Mobile (and that isn't a bad thing). As low-carb fare goes, this item is probably as good as you're going to find when dining at Mexican restaurants.

Your Low-Carb Diner recently visited La Cocina and had their chicken fajita salad. This was my first visit to this restaurant, and it came highly recommended. 

I chose to go without the taco bowl, although sometimes this backfires and you end up with a smaller portion that you would have received otherwise. This was not the case here, however, and I was most impressed with the taste and the speed of service.

Check 'em out: 

La Cocina Mexican Restaurant

4663 Airport Boulevard Mobile, AL 36608-3125 http://www.lacocinamobile.com/

Las Cazuelas - Chicken Fajita Salad

Sunday lunch was a nice chicken fajita salad from Las Cazuelas in Saraland. No chips!

Hacienda San Miguel - Grilled Steak Salad

On Fridays I take my office staff to lunch. Our location in west Mobile means that we have plenty of great choices. Yesterday they chose mexican food at Hacienda San Miguel, which seems to come up every couple of months in the rotation. 

My go-to mexican meal is a fairly obvious choice; the taco salad. San Miguel does a good job with their grilled steak version, which is what you see here. What you don't see is what I did next, which was dump it upside-down on the plate and scoop the guacamole and sour cream on top, followed by a dash of salsa. 

"But why not just order it without the bowl?" you may ask. Often someone uses chunks of it to scoop up their beans & rice or whatever, so I let it come in the bowl.

If you stay away from the chips, the LCD can have a successful mexican lunch. Hope everyone has a great weekend!