Help! What to eat at Mexicali Rosa's? (Mexican food)
#206290 - 08/17/05 08:06 PM
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Hi everyone
I could use a little help. I'm going away on a business-type conference this weekend and one night we'll be eating out a restaurant with the whole group - which practically sends me into a panic attack as it is. But the worst part is that it's Mexican food. The name of the restaurant is Mexicali Rosa's - I've never been there before. I think it may just be a Canadian chain, but they do have a website www.mexicalirosas.com and their whole menu is available up there (direct link to menu - pdf)
Any ideas? Keep in mind too that I don't eat tomatoes at all and I don't do too well with corn either (which makes Mexican food even harder!  ) I think the only thing I could maybe eat on that menu is the blackened slamon on pg 2...?
I will probably email the company as well but the conference is this weekend and I wasn't sure if I'd hear back from them in time. Plus I thought I'd get your guys' far-more educated opinions first 
Thanks so much for any advice or ideas! The whole thought of this just freaks me out  I probably won't be able to eat anything at the whole confrenece to being with, but at least I can plan ahead for this one a bit...
THANK YOU! 
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Hmm, that's a tough one. Do you do veggies well? What about the grilled veggie fajita? If worse really comes to worse you could order some flour tortillas and rice. Those are both sold as sides at all the mexican restaurants I go to.
But... do you have to go to the restaurant at all?
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the baked ranchero wings, under starters, look alright, maybe with a side of rice or something...
lime marinated chicken breast, without the cheese or chipotle,
grilled chicken burger, w/o tomato or mayo
bear in mind, this is coming from a vegetarian. i haven't paid the *closest* attention to the meat parts of this diet, but these sound like they might be okay.
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Hmm not too many choices on there eek, they like to use tomatoe sauce alot it seems. If I had to choose I would prob get the chicken breast and some white rice. The salmon would be a good choice too or the veggie fajitas.
Good Luck and I hope you have a fun and healthy weekend!
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Mexi's is my favourite place to eat! I have had their chicken fajitas (you top them the way you like), the chicken tacos (again you can ask for certain toppings) and the rice. I know, it is hard to eat out and see everyone else enjoy whatever they want....I am sure you'll do okay.
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When I eat at our local Mexican food chain, I ask for an order of flour tortillas as an appetizer and eat it while everyone else is eating the fried chips. Then I order chicken fajitas (page 2 on MexicaliRosa's menu) - they come with more flour tortillas. I eat the chicken, the onion, the guacamole (make sure there's no dairy in it), a little bit of the beans (I order black, not refried - I'm not sure what's in MR's Santa Fe Beans), and pico de gallo and salsa (but those two mean tomatoes). I keep the amount of filling small in relation to the tortilla size which means asking for extra tortillas.
If you want to go this route, I'd suggest asking ahead of time if they use dairy when cooking the chicken/onions (butter?) or in the guacamole or beans. If not, then all you should have to worry about is fat level - I'm pretty fat-tolerant. In fact, whatever you think you're going to eat, you can ask ahead of time about the ingredients.
Also, you might take an SFS right before you eat.
HTH. Have a great time.
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Yikes! Mexican Food! (Sorry, but it literally scares the **** out of me!)
Well, I scanned/skimmed the menu. You might luck out with the rice. Flour tortillas should be okay. The salmon dishes sound like they might work. Do you eat chicken? They offer grilled chicken, if you do, and that would probably work. Quite likely you can mix and match and just be REALLY PICKY!!!
Whenever I see menus like that I feel like keeping a potatoe in my purse and having them zap it!
Have fun at the conference. I hope that the dining aspect of it is smooth sailing. You know the ropes.
If you handle avocado okay, then maybe the guacomole would work, as long as you clarify that there are no milk ingredients in there.
If it's an overnight thing, I know you'll pack tons of safe foods/snacks/precautions.
I can hardly wait to hear how it turns out.
Kate.
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guacamole
#206453 - 08/18/05 10:35 AM
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jaime g
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isn't guacamole almost always made with sour cream?
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Hi,
We eat Mexican a lot and I found that the chicken fajitas work fine for me. I roll the chicken(I can tolerate just a little sour creme & cheese, too) up in a flour tortilla. It's really very tasty and has never bothered me.
Good luck
Barbie
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Get their yummy fajitas!
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No. Only Americans really interpret "guacomole" in that fashion. But on this "greasy" continent, food is masked with lugubrious quantities of animal and vegetable fat, not to mention milk ingredients.
Essentially, guacomole is mashed avocado with either lemon or lime, and cilantro, salt.
Kate.
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Re: guacamole
#206494 - 08/18/05 12:11 PM
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Sand
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I have to laugh, because I thought it was always made with mayonnaise. Since I've been asking at restaurants, I've found that most places I've tried make it without dairy and without sour cream.
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Yuck!
#206505 - 08/18/05 12:43 PM
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I can't imagine why people would ruin a good avocado with sour cream or mayo, especially! ICK! It has plenty of fat already and the perfect texture!
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MMMMMMMMM guack
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That's what I usually do -- and I just eat the rice that comes with -- and the chicken and the fajitas -- with maybe a bit of the guacamole (sp)
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Thanks so much for all your replies everyone!
I'm definitely going to call the restaurant tomorrow and see re: dairy in various things, fat content if I can etc. I don't usually eat chicken but that's only a personal preference thing, not an IBS thing so I'll definitely make an exception there. The chicken fajitas seem like a good option, or maybe the salmon.
Ha! Kate ROTFL re: the potato in your purse... I know the feeling! lol
Sand - taking an SFS before is a good idea too. I'll definitely do that just in case!
Thanks for the tips too from you Ottawa girls, Tina & Michelle - that's where I'll be this weekend (Ottawa) so that really helps! (Maybe this is just an Ottawa restaurant? Who knows!)
I leave tomorrow and come back on Monday so I'm definitely going to be taking lots and lots of food for my hotel room  Well I'm surely feeling much better about all this than I was before... I'll let you know how it all turns out!
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If you order guacomole, you really never know what you're going to get! There are so many variations! I always thought avocadoes tasted naturally "eggy" enough, hence the term "nature's mayonnaise!"
The avocadoe tree is incidentally also known as a "testicle tree" by South American natives. No wonder it is considered an aphrodisiac. This very rich fruit is also called a "butter pear."
Kate.
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Mexican...yikes!
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sorry..im no help..i just wanted to say have a good trip! I live in ontario as well, where abouts are you going on ur trip? If you dont mind me asking...We have a mexicalarosas near where i live as well! I'd love to eat there too, ive never had mexican food really...so post us back and tell us what you had and whether it caused you trouble! good luck!
melissa
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Leave it to me to not read the other posts! i now know your going to ottawa! Silly Me!
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Laurel there is one in London, so if it becomes your fav restaurant you can go back again and again lol. Best of Luck and have a great weekend!
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Laurel,
I feel for you...I really do. Mexican food plus my tummy equals a bad couple of days!
I think the most important thing to remember is not to be afraid to ask the waiter to make accomodations for you (i.e. order things without cheese, skip the salsa, etc.).
I think the salmon would probably be a good choice, but I might picked the steamed one over the seared one, just because it will probably be a little less fatty.
Portions at places like this are usually huge, and my biggest trigger is eating too much, so I would caution against going super hungry. In fact, perhaps you could have a little something before you go, and then just order a something like plain rice and black beans to munch on.
Good luck!
Julia
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