Well everyone, tomorrow is my sister's big day!


I'm feeling much better today from my cold, so that's good! We went for manicures and pedicures this morning, and I took it easy the rest of the day. I have a little time now (kids are in bed), so I decided to write another review!
And coming in at #6 is......
SAN ANGEL INN!!!
We went here for lunch on Sunday, July 18, 2010. It had been an EMH morning at Epcot, and guess what? We were there from before 8am! We had a very nice morning. Upon park opening, I went right to Test Track to get fastpasses for me and DS5. He loved that ride on our first Epcot day and wanted to ride it again! While I went and did that, DH walked very leisurely with the boys over to Spaceship Earth to meet me. I met up with them and we walked right onto Spaceship Earth, another favorite of DS5 and another request to go on it again since he loved it so much the first time! Then we headed into the Land pavilion to go on the Living with the Land boat ride. We all loved it. The boys were fascinated by the greenhouse and everything they saw in there! Then, the park was about to "officially" open to everyone, so we waited for the Circle of Life film, which we all enjoyed too. My boys love The Lion King, so they liked seeing familiar characters. Then it was on to the Living Seas for some Turtle Talk and the Nemo ride. We hit some shops, hit Club Cool for some soda (DH and myself only...the boys don't touch soda and I want to keep it that way!). Then, it was time to go on Test Track. DH waited with DS3 while DS5 and I went, and we loved it once again!
Our lunch ADR was for 12pm. It was perfect timing. We did not feel rushed in Future World and got to do everything we had planned.
We arrived just before 12pm, and we were seated within 5 minutes. The Mexico pavilion is so beautiful, and everything there is inside, which is a nice break from the heat for everyone! I forgot our waiter's name (you'll find out exactly why in just a moment

), but he was very nice. He walked over to our table and said, "Hablan espanol?" I said, "Si senor, yo hablo espanol." I teach high school level Spanish and Italian, and I explained this to him in Spanish. He asked us if we were ready to order drinks. OH YEAH!!!

DH ordered a blood orange margarita, and I had my good old favorite, a frozen margarita!!
The server brought these right over. HOLY COW!!! This was the best frozen margarita I have ever had in my life!! I have a special place in my heart for frozen margaritas, and this one just melted it!

It was perfect. It did not have too much of a tequila taste, but just the right amount. Not too tart, not too sweet. VERY refreshing on a hot summer Florida day! And I drank it pretty quickly...that's why I can't remember the waiter's name!

Seriously, I don't drink that much alcohol, maybe a glass of wine here and there, but this was great! At the end of the meal, I told the waiter that I could feel that margarita and he said, "Oh yes...now you have to go on Soarin'!"

And let me tell you, that boat ride in the Mexico pavilion was a lot of fun after this lunch!!

DH loved his margarita also. He said it was very unique (which is what he had expected when he ordered this) and tasty. He said he would definitely order this again.
The server also brought out some chips and salsa. The chips were nice and warm, and definitely did not taste like packaged chips from the grocery store. The salsa was fresh and delicious, and not too spicy. We ate all of these!!
We'll also take a side of guacamole please, but before the meal comes, so we can enjoy it first with the chips, and with the meal later!! I enjoyed the guacamole very much. And I am very picky when it comes to guacamole. I make my own all the time, and I have very high standards for this stuff! I DO NOT eat the packaged guacamole. To me, it tastes too much like they add vinegar or something like that to preserve the green color. For those of you who make your own guac, you would know that overnight it will brown on the top in the refrigerator, since avocadoes brown once the air hits them. This was fresh and delicious! Here's a pic to make you guacamole lovers drool!
I decided to order something from the appetizer part of the menu as my lunch entree, and there was no problem with this. The server brought mine over at the same time as DH's entree. I ordered tostadas de tinga, which are tostadas with chipotle chicken, lettuce, tomato, cheese and avocado. It came with 2 of them and was the perfect size for me for lunch. A tostada is basically like a flat taco, and these were excellent! Perfect amount of everything on top of these!! I added some guac and they were perfect! Here they are:
And DH ordered the tamales. I don't remember what was inside them, maybe pork? There goes that margarita, fogging things up for me again!

I do remember taking a bite and thinking they were good though! DH loved them and was very happy he ordered these:
The boys shared a kids' quesadilla entree. It came with 2 small quesadillas, veggies and rice. Perfect for them to share for lunch! This came with a dessert, and the waiter was nice enough to bring ice cream for both boys! Here's DS5's plate, after I split up the entree between them:
We really enjoyed this meal. The atmosphere is great, and we sat in the back, right by the railing and the "volcano"! We saw the boats go by from the boat ride. It was an awesome lunch and a great break after touring Future World all morning!
We definitely plan to return to San Angel on our next trip. I know this place gets a lot of negative reviews, but it is not your run-of-the-mill American Tex-Mex restaurant. It has more unique offerings than your typical Don Pablo or On the Border restaurant (both of which we also enjoy, just different). I have never been to Texas, California, or any of the Southwest states, so I have never had true authentic Mexican food, but I thought this food was excellent. Great quality, excellent service, beautiful atmosphere.
After lunch, I was feeling pretty nice from that margarita, and we went on the boat ride in the Mexico pavilion. I would like to go next time before the margarita!!

Seriously though, it was a lot of fun!
