Cantina Mexican Grill |
Mexican | $$ |
East Paris/ 28th Street |
| 2770 E Paris Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 |
La Cantina is a great restaurant for good, affordable, liberally sized mexican food. They have a great happy hour with $1 beers and $4 margaritas. The best part though may be the free chips and salsa, with a fantastic bean dip. Most Mexican restaurants have this, but few if any have bean dip as addicting as la cantinas. The crowd that comes into the cantina is truly a mix bag, from teenagers on first dates, to young families and retired bar buddies. Belly up to the bar and there is no telling who you may be sitting next to (for better and for worse). Needless to say it is very relaxed and everyone can feel comfortable walking in.
Every dish at the cantina is easily converted into a vegetarian dish which makes it an easy place for a picky date. They also have a multitude of combination plates and mexican platters to keep a menu surveyor busy. Their most popular plate is the Burrito Magnifico which can be filled with beef, chicken, or steak jammed with lettuce, peppers, onion and tomatoes, topped with melted cheese and either ranchero or meat sauce. Their nacho plate is nice and big and makes a great shared plate for those with a lighter appetite (if you make it in between 4-6 it's only $4). Let's not kid though this place is no place for anyone on a diet. Pounds of cheese, sodium, grease and flour are in every meal. So open up that belt buckle and order away.