Last night the Shepherd/ Dorsey/ Plagge clan met for dinner in Mesquite at Martinez' Restaurant. The family owned restaurant recently opened their own stand alone facility in the same parking lot as the old building they used to rent. I've only eaten there for graduation banquets in the past and had always been served buffet style, so this was a new experience to be able to choose what I was going to have from their menu. It's authentic Mexican food, not the tex-mex we're used to and it was fabulous. Walker and I shared the Mexican plate which had a beef taco, tamale, cheese enchilada, rice and beans. Walker made the rounds last night also sharing the beef fajitas with Annie and then collecting leftovers from Tony and Aunt Elizabeth, managing to clear all of our plates. George ventured out and ordered eggs and pork chops with rice and beans. Mom ordered chicken enchiladas and Grandpa got chicken fajitas. The hot sauce was excellent and proved to be hotter than most, a definite plus from my end. Amidst good conversations and smiles and laughter we topped the evening off with sopapillas drenched in honey. Tony and Annie spotted what they call a 'quarter machine' on the way out and lost their life savings worth of quarters trying to win more quarters. I do think they won a couple of times, but I'm pretty sure they put in more than they got out.
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