Good times, Good friends, Good food at Papagayo

On Friday night, Jessica, Sean, Parker, and I enjoyed a lovely meal at Papagayo - a Mexican restaurant on King St. E. The atmosphere of the place is small and filled with Mexican kitsch decor. There are paintings on the wall for sale and plenty of parrot figurines. Papagayo means parrot in spanish.

I enjoyed how they folded their napkins. We were seated at a nice table for four and given complimentary nacho chips; they were pretty tasty. The wait time to order and to get our food was a little long; our waitress had a short term memory or something. This left us plenty of time to catch up with each other and share life stories. When our food finally did arrive it was delicious and hit the spot just right.

Parker and I each had the Chimichanga - I had mine with chicken and he tried the beef. It is stuffed with beans and rice and I also chose to have vegetables in mine. The Chimichanga is served with a nice light caesar salad. I really enjoyed it, especially the deep fried tortilla. Jessica tried the Combination Plate; it was served with a half Chimichanga and half beef burrito along with beans and rice. Sean had the Enchilada platter, also with beans and rice.

We all thought the serving sizes were slightly small for the price on the menu. Each of us also tried a dessert (no pictures were taken of the desserts because we each ate them so fast - they were really good). Sean had deep fried ice cream, Parker and Jess tried the Lime Tequila Cheesecake, and I had the Chocolate Chili Cheesecake. The cake that I had had a slight 'zing' to it which was obviously the chili. Did I mention how good the desserts were? Overall, it was nice to spend some time with friends and despite the slow service, the meal was pretty appetizing. I would give Papagayo a 3.5 out of 5. To check out the rest of Papagayo's menu, go here: Papagayo!

Good eats!