Blue Tequila Mexican Restaurant and Bar

Heeeeeeey! I've been severely absent. Went on my vacation at the beginning of June and haven't gotten a whole lot of time off since being back at work. Not to mention we've been in a heat wave for a few weeks and it's too darn hot to do much cooking. I've been eating a lot of the same stuff for weeks because it's easy and doesn't require a lot of oven or stove use. In fact, I can't remember the last time I turned the oven on. I will be cooking again pretty soon, you can count on that. But for this post, I want to review the one restaurant we went to In Pennsylvania that isn't a chain.

The name of the restaurant is Blue Tequila and as you can guess, it is a Mexican joint. It was literally right down the street from Shawnee Village where our time share condo was located and why we waited to go until the last day is beyond me but I am so glad we went, even if there were only two out of the six of us left to enjoy the fab food. After a week of eating at Texas Roadhouse, Sonic Drive-In, Chilli's, Friendly's and paying FAR too much money on food at the racetrack, this place was definitely a welcome change.

After spending the morning seeing the last person to leave early off and enjoying the complex's indoor pool and sauna(it was a little chilly out and the outdoor pool was FREEZING), we showered and went to the Wal-Mart in town. We were bored and there wasn't much left to do that we hadn't already done. After our trip to Wal-Mart where we spent more money than we should have, we came back and had our dinner at Blue Tequila.

I was surprised when we arrived that there weren't more people in the restaurant considering it was attached to the Days Inn next door and the resort we were staying in was so close. Plus, Blue Tequila offers coupons to people staying at the resort for 10% off the entire meal. It doesn't sound like much but when one of the condos can house anywhere from 6-8 people, it helps a bit. I can't remember the exact time we showed up but it was definitely close to dinner time. We were seated right away and brought a basket of lovely multi colored nacho chips and the best salsa I have ever had before giving our drink order. I don't like chunky salsa..this one was perfectly smooth and not too runny. We were famished after a long morning and afternoon full of swimming, shopping, cleaning and packing so we polished those nachos off pretty quickly in between ordering our appetizer and entrees.

The appetizer was a combo of cheese quesadillas, chicken fingers, french fries and mozzarella sticks. You're probably saying to yourself fries and mozzarella sticks at a mexican restaurant? Well let me tell you, they make everything from scratch at this restaurant and those were the best fries and mozzarella sticks I've had in a long time. They were great! M- and I both got the same entree, the chicken burrito. I'll be honest and say that the only experience I've had with mexican food is Taco Bell or making my own tacos at home. The first time we went to San Diego, we stayed in Old Town where there is a mexican restaurant on every corner..we went to one, actually. And had burgers. But I digress.

The chicken burrito..what can I say. It was delicious. It comes with rice and beans as sides and both were equally delicious.

Chicken or Beef Burrito	$11.95
Flour tortilla filled with marinated shredded chicken or ground beef, refried beans, Oaxaca cheese, sour cream and red salsa.Served with mexican rice and refried beans.

That's from the restaurant's website and I think that the price is pretty reasonable for the size of the plate and that everything is made from scratch on site. The plate is even scorching hot to keep the food from getting cold too quickly. Neither of us finished our dinner because it's SO much food. The chicken is shredded but not so much that it's stringy. The cheese, beans and red sauce inside are the perfect compliment. 

I could go on all day about how much I loved eating here. The restaurant is family oriented with video games, pinball and darts to keep the little ones entertained while you wait for your food. I absolutely recommend making a stop here if you're ever visiting eastern Pennsylvania. 

Blue Tequila Mexican Restaurant & Bar
(located at the Days Inn East Stroudsburg)
150 Seven Bridges Road, Interstate 80 at Exit 309
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 

Just a quick note...we did make a trip back to NYC to drop someone off at the airport. Our dinner and dessert that night was awesome as well. We had dessert first at Crumbs Bake Shop on Broadway located near the studio for David Letterman..I can't remember exactly where..it was raining and we spotted it merely by luck because it's a tiny shop. There are plenty more in New York and even some in other states which I wasn't aware of until just now. I think we need to go there if we make it back out to SoCal sometime in the near future! Best.Cupcakes.EVER! Our late-ish dinner was had at the Stage Deli. I've been to the knockoff in Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas so this was a real treat for me. 

I got the S'mores cupcake on the right and the Cappuccino cupcake on the left. Out of the two, I enjoyed the cappuccino cupcake the best but they were both fabulous. My girls got a Cosmo and a Good Guy respectively and you can find these and many more of their deliciously spectacular cupcakes on their website Crumbs Bake Shop.

Part of my meal at Stage Deli. I got two foot long hotdogs and they came with a side of fries and baked beans. Those were the best baked beans I have ever experienced in my life. I'm from the home of baked beans, Boston, so when I have baked beans in another part of the country I don't expect them to be able to measure up. Well these beans far exceeded my expectations and I wish I had some right now!

Happy Eating!