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Matador Happier Hour

Who's craving some delicious authentic Mexican cuisine? Cause we are! We're at Matador found in Portland, Oregon.

AND it's happy hour.

We went with chips and Salsa because who dosen't love chips, and Salsa? They were fab.



The chips were fresh and still warm. (My fave) The salsa was very fresh! We enjoyed the salsa very much. They incorporated the perfect amount of Cilantro and spiciness to create a mouthwatering appetizer. May I add, these were not on the house. You do have to order and pay for them. But they were definitely worth it.

Seth couldn't pass up tacos, so he ordered one of Each.





Here's how they went down.

Carnitas- "The carnitas taco was pretty decent. Fairly dry, but cooked very well and had plenty of flavor. I think this one was my second to last favorite."

Shredded Chicken- "This one was not really out of the ordinary. It had a nice flavor similar to the rest of the tacos. The only thing I would have changed about this taco would be that I could have used a little more kick of spiciness, but it definitely was not disappointing."

Al Pastor- "This taco was a little odd, the meat had a texture that I wasn't expecting. There was also pineapple in it which went well with the texture of the meat and gave it a good tangy sweetness."

Chorizo- "This taco was the most greasy but it had the traditional Mexican flavor associated with chorizo. It wasn't a surprise that this taco was pretty tasty. Probably our third favorite."

Braised Beef- "The braised beef taco was awesome. They gave me a decent amount of meat on the taco and I was able to get a good flavor from it. It was decently mild, but still very good. It almost had a beef jerky taste. It had a nice tender texture that went well on a taco. Easily the best taco that we tasted. Each taco was served on a authentic corn tortilla with cilantro, onion, and a choice of lime juice which are the most important things to have on a REAL taco. Matador definitely met our expectations of mexican authenticity."



Now for my beautiful dish.

Tortilla Chicken Soup.

When my dish was brought out it was beautiful. Usually I don't go for soup as my main dish, but I couldn't resist the warmth! We had a long, cold day there in Portland. And this was just what I needed.

The soup had chicken, grilled corn, avacado (yes in the soup), green chili's, onion, cilantro, and tortilla strips on top. They didn't short you on the amount of chicken, even though there was so many things going on. Nothing seemed out numbered or overbearing. It had just enough spice and warmth to make any belly a happy one. I would definitely order this again.



The tasty team would love to go back for more tasty mexican dishe's. Matador definitely passed our Taste Test.





Thanks for the good food Matador!

Till next time,
Yours truly,
Tasty

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