Category: Grill, Southwestern, Western

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<br> But the main thing that keeps Blue Mesa in the top position of my list of Dallas restaurants is the food and service. Their guacomole is made tableside and is the very best I've had anywhere. Before you order, they will bring out the things that make this restaurant really special: their sweet potato chips, blue and yellow corn chips, and two spectacular salsas. The rosy/green salsa is a fire roasted salsa that is unlike anything you have ever tasted before. The flavor is just perfect with the seasoned sweet potato chips, and has become my favorite food in the world. The other salsa is a chunky red salsa that is great for flavoring most of the dishes. This is southwest cuisine. Do not go there if you're in the mood for gloppy Tex-Mex fare. Though they do have enchiladas on the menu, they are the one thing I do not recommend, as they are not what most people think of when they are in the mood for heavy Mexican food. Instead, you cannot go wrong by ordering one of the three samplers on the menu. 80 percent of the time, that is what I order as my main dish. Their Mesa Sampler is my favorite. It has chicken nachos made with their wonderfully flavorful black beans, chicken taquitos, and quesadillas made with cheeses and caramalized onions, which makes all the difference. Also included on the plate is jalapeno relish, which is outstanding on the quesadillas; sour cream for the nachos; and two dipping sauces, barbeque and avacado for the taquitos. It's the best 11 bucks you'll ever spend on food! <br> There are two other samplers, the Southwest Sampler, which comes with a chicken filled chili relleno, quesadillas, and a chicken filled sweet corn timbale. On the plate is corn relish, which is great with everything, and the jalapeno relish. <br> The third sampler has grilled meat on skewers, pan bread and other items. Blue Mesa is a safe place to take a meat lover. Notice that "Grill" is part of the name. They serve up wonderfully flavored beef, chicken and seafood as well, for those who prefer a less exotic plate. Fajitas are special here as well since they have so many relishes available to use on them. <br> Another favorite of mine is their Southwest Chicken Salad, which is spring greens piled on a big piece of pan bread, smeared with well seasoned black beans and tossed in their fabulous chili nut dressing, topped with avacado slices and grilled chicken.

<br> Service has always been friendly and well above average at Blue Mesa. The best of their staff anticipate your needs. Dress ranges from dressy to dress casual. This place is so uptown though that it always amazes me when people dress casual and/or bring their loud children there. But overall, it is much less noisy and more adult than most of Dallas' finest. <br> And one more thing, Blue Mesa has the best Sunday champagne brunch buffet in town. Many of their menu items, plus exotic breakfast fare, line three walls of the restaurant. Usually Blue Mesa is nowhere nearly as crowded as it deserves to be, but on Sundays, you will have some wait time to be seated unless you come early or late. I believe the brunch is from 10:30 or 11:00 to 2:00. <br> I hope you enjoy it as much as I do -- at least weekly!

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