“La Bamba”
4285 W. Atlantic Ave.
Delray Beach, Fl.
499-7996

If you enjoy Mexican food, this is the place to go. For our Saturday night out recently, our friends the Lazarus’s and my wife and I sat down in uncomfortable hard wooden chairs about 7 o’clock in one of the large, high ceilinged dining rooms to enjoy some authentic Mexican fare at La Bamba.

The restaurant is divided into a grill room with limited seating, where all the exciting drinks are prepared, like margaritas and daiquiris; then there are two other large areas for dining. I’m guessing that grill room is the best place to enjoy your meal. It has to be much quieter than the larger rooms.

As soon as we were seated a bowl of corn chips with three salsa dips were served. Nibbling away at the chips and spicy salsa put us in the mood for the dishes to come.
Our waiter Dan was courteous and helpful in responding to our questions about the various dishes. Our friends both ordered the La Bamba Combination plate consisting of one chicken enchilada, one Chile relleno and a beef taco served with yellow rice and refried beans.

I tried the taco dinner with two corn taco shells filled with chicken, lettuce, tomato, cheese and sauce. Refried beans and melted cheese surrounded the shells.

My wife is not a Mexican food aficionado. She ordered Pollo Sonora, a juicy boneless breast of chicken marinated and charbroiled.

We each enjoyed our treat. The Mrs. praised the flavor and tenderness of the chicken breast and our friends had a sampling of traditional south of the border food.

Unfortunately the noise level in the room made conversation at the table almost impossible. But, then again there are very few quiet restaurants in South Florida, isn’t that true?

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