Rancho Viejo and El Senor Mexican Restaurants: The Best There Is

If Mexican food is my weakness them Rancho Viejo and El Senor are my downfall. Now I'm sure where you live you have some really good Mexican restaurants. But you'd have to prove to me that they're better than those in my neighborhood. Now, you have to understand, my neighborhood encompasses three counties, at least, in Northern Indiana.

Now I said that Rancho Viejo and El Senor are my downfall. They rank at the top, overall, in my Mexican food hit parade of spicy cuisine. I will speak more about them in just a bit, but they are not the only ones on the charts.

Coming in at number three with a bullet is El Paraiso in Ligonier, Indiana. This very authentic south of the border entry is a Mexican grocery and restaurant. For Carne Asada they rank at or near the top. According to my erstwhile gourmet companion, Matt Pearson, they are the king. In Matt's words, "It's larruping." But overall, Rancho Viejo and El Senor are my picks, and Matt kind of has to go along with me because I'm his boss. And of course that means I'm right…. right?

Now before I go on, I need to explain to you our criteria and method of rating our dining experiences. Matt and I come from an extensive background in the art of eating. We're just a couple of regular guys, working in radio and construction and anything else we can put our hands to, but what we are mainly about is eating. You can see, if your were to look at our picture, that we have not missed many meals. Matt is younger than I am and has a ways to go to catch up, but he's gaining fast, so to speak. From the time I first met him, until now, he's gained about 80 pounds. I know what you're thinking. This is all due to your tutelage Banner. You've trained him well and the results are obvious. Well I must admit he is a good student, but I can't take all the credit, Matt is a natural.