![]() ![]() I had heard it would be lentejas (lentil soup) and capirotada. In addition to the large selection of seafood items on the Mac’s Downtown menu, the restaurant decided to serve some traditional “comida de cuaresma” (Lent specials) this year. Price: $14.50 plus $1.75 for iced tea (price is the same if you use a credit card) The iced tea is some of the best in town as well (as are the chips and salsa). ![]() Although this food was not an order of magnitude better than the others I have had, I did think it was the best one. To me the lentil soup and capirotada dessert, which are part of the package, are the best in town. My other friend had the pescado de ajillo, which looked to be a step up from the pescado al mojo de ajo which is one of the menu rotation items. It turns out they went well with his shrimp cocktail (which he said was the best he ever had). My only disappointment was that it came with french fries, but I ordered a side dish of mashed potatoes and gave the fries to a dining companion who appreciated them a lot more than I did. I ordered the breaded fish because even though I normally think tartar sauce is something to be avoided, I really like the one here. Pescado de Ajillo (fish with a butter garlic sauce).Shrimp Coctail (spelled as it was on the menu board).The week I went they had the following on the menu: Although the pescado veracruzano is usually my favorite, they rotate the fish choices from week to week and the other styles have been quite good as well. The choice of traditional dishes prepared very well make this a must try for anyone who wants to experience food that is the most representative of the Mexican style (at least the style that I have experienced along the border). Once again I have found El Jacalito to be the gold standard for Lent specials in El Paso. ![]()
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