My husband and I have been frequent visitors to Tortilla Flats for years. We would go for margaritas and a bite to eat before we were married. Now, we bring our two small children there for our Friday Night outing two or three times a month. It just keeps getting better. Here are a few reasons why:
1. The Margaritas. Plenty of kick, plenty of salt. The real reason we started going to the Flats, and at least one reason why we kept coming back.
2. The Salsa. Hot, mild or mixed. We get the mixed salsa, with a basket of chips to start every meal. The mixed blend has just enough bite to it to make it nearly impossible to stop dipping that chip.
3. The Menu: It's been updated recently, and has plenty of eclectic dishes, like BBQ Bison Burger, to complement the traditional Mexican Fare. We tend to stick to the traditional stuff though. I particularly like the pork enchiladas. Yumm! Great mix of sweet BBQ sauce topped with a spicy enchilada sauce. Took me a few years to try it. Now I am hooked. The menu is budget-friendly too, with most entrees less than $15.
4. Family-friendly. The staff at Tortilla Flats just gets it. Most restaurants have crayons for the kids. The Flats has little magna-doodles. My kids love 'em. All the kids meals come with a side of sliced apples. Not only are they a guilt-free side dish, the apples give my 2-year-old something to do while she waits for her meal to cool a bit. (That little princess will only eat her food at room temperature. Makes for long meals at home, but that's for another blog.)
5) Grown-Up Friendly. We started coming to the Flats long before we had little ones in tow, sipping a couple of margaritas at the bar before dinner. It's still our favorite place for "date night" when we have a sitter. A super casual, relaxed spot, with a nice local mix: grad students from nearby Brown, neighborhood residents, etc. Even though we've aged ten years since our first visit, each visit makes us feel like we're back in our college days.
Tortilla Flats is located on Hope Street in Providence RI
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