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Published July 12, 2008 at 9:56 a.m.Category: Dining
Tags: Poco Loco, brown deer, Mexican food, outdoor dining
If you find yourself stuck outside of the city, searching for a decent meal among a sea of terrible chain restaurants and corner pubs, check out Poco Loco.
Poco Loco opened in September 2005 and took over the former space of the Vilage Coffee Shop, nesteled right off Brown Deer Road, just west of Hwy 57. It is truly one of very few good restaurants outside of the city offering upscale cuisine in a fun, relaxed atmosphere.
The casual restaurant's concept is fresh, easy Mexican food from the grill. If you can't find a table on the newly expanded outdoor patio, snag one of only twenty seats around a breakfast counter encircling the grill.
The menu is fairly small, offering tacos, burros (burritos) and a few entrees and appetizers. I recommend the guacamole, calamari ceviche and the chipotle shrimp skewers to start. The steak and Strauss lamb tacos are also popular favorites.
On my last visit I ordered the red snapper, which was on special and requested it atop the house salad served with black bean and corn relish, toasted pine nuts and a light, creamy cilantro dressing ($18). Everything tasted so fresh and the portion was so big that I took half the entree home for lunch the next day.
My dining companion ordered the blue crab quesadilla ($12), which was also a special. Two crispy flour tortillas engulfed the crab meat with loads of gooey, melted cheese and a smattering of jalapeno peppers. Delish!
Chef Lupe Ferrer is constantly concocting new salsas, specials and seasonings for fresh fish, beef, pork and even lamb. His speciality is the chicken mole ($11) slathered in the traditional mole sauce that includes chocolate, peanuts, chipotle peppers and about ten other secret ingredients .
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the tart and tangy margaritas made with fresh squeezed lime juice ($6). I didn't have one on my last visit, but since i first tried one, I refuse to drink margaritas any other way.
Whether you find yourself in that particular neck of the woods or just crave authentic Mexican food, Poco Loco is definitely worth the trip.
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Posted by Ally on Sept. 2, 2009 at 10:47 a.m. (report)
I've had numerous great experiences at Poco Loco. Not one of them bad. The food is always amazing and always fresh. Can't believe this would ever happen there. Must have been a fluke (pun intended).
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Posted by heartprotection on Jan. 4, 2009 at 4:18 p.m. (report)
We also heard good things about Poco Loco from two other people.
However, our experience on Saturday, January 3, 2009 was distinctly different.
First of all, we arrived to be informed by the waitress that no chef was present but would be arriving soon. A rag-tag group of young men then arrived around 5:20 while we had a drink.
We ordered a quesadilla appetizer that was supposed to contain beans, jalapeno peppers, cheese and other ingredients. What we got was simply cheese on the corn meal shell.
I ordered a salad, which proved inedible. It tasted like it had dust or some contaminant in it. My son ordered a steak burrito, which also had a foul contaminated taste.
Interestingly, my wife had a reasonably tasty crab quesadilla after being told that "some crab was still left over." However, she developed violent vomiting and diarrhea that lasted approximately 18 hours after eating it.
Needless to say, we will never eat at Poco Loco again. I would also advise anyone to think twice about eating here, unless the main chef is present. I suspect that we ate there on a day when the main chef was unavailable. However, the fact that such horrifically low-quality food could be prepared at a restaurant, main chef or no, I believe reflects poorly on overall quality.
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