I went to dinner with a few friends at El Cholo by my apartment a couple of weeks ago and took this photo because the lighting in the restaurant, while atmospherically calming because of its dimness, was downright awful. The menu had a certain sheen on it that didn't allow me to read it in the lighting provided, so I was constantly angling the menu right and left just to read one line. It made ordering difficult (and on top of that, when we finally got the food, it wasn't nearly as good as I expected for an 'authentic Mexican restaurant,' but then again what should have I expected for Irvine?). I figured it was probably because the lighting in the restaurant was yellow and the menu was yellow, and the menu cover didn't do the whole situation any favours. Sadly, this has coloured half my opinion about El Cholo (sadly because it means I'm a critical nerd and just judgmental in general, hahaha) and I will probably not be returning. Though it's only half because of the lighting. The other half is because my grandma's cooking puts the whole restaurant to shame. REAL MEXICAN FOOD, PLS.
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