My mother and I have passed by El Chaparral in Helotes many times on our way from Bandera to San Antonio and have always commented on how busy they seem to be ALL the time. So today we thought we would stop in for lunch and check it out for ourselves what all the fuss was about. Well, let me tell you that we were extremely pleased from the moment we walked thru the moment we left! The atmosphere is very appropriate, the menu is varied and the prices are quite reasonable. This was only our waiter's 2nd day and Andreas did an excellent job! The salsa - don't get me started about the salsa - can we just say they must have put drugs into to because I was immediately addicted to it! It is absoulutely the BEST salsa I've ever had and I have had plenty in my over 50 years. I decided to try something different from my regular ""mexican food meal"" and tried the spinach enchilada with puffy chicken taco. WOW - most delicious! My mother had the cabrito wtih enchilada and a taco. She was truly impressed as well. We will most definitly be going back and bringing other family and friends as well. Muy bueno!
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