Date Visited: 16 June 2008 (Father's Day)Meal: Dinner
Diners: 3 - Me, Wendy, & Alicia
Experience: La Chocita Grill bills itself as serving "Mexican, Central and South American Cuisine", which helps you understand this is no average Mexican restaurant. Situated in an old house between Market and Loudoun streets, on the back side of the Liberty gas station, it's easy to miss this gem. As you can see in the first photo, La Chocita Grill unfortunately shares a driveway and a sign with "Doggy Do RIght" (a dog training business?) on the Market Street side. The back side sign on the Loudoun Street side is much better (second photo).
One of La Chocita's specialties is their Rotisserie Charcoal Chicken, but no one in our party wanted it for this visit. I ended up ordering from the "Latino Specialties" section of the menu, and got the "Carne Con Camarones (Flank charcoal steak with shrimp and our delicious Salvadorean style sauce; served with rice, beans, and pico de gallo)". Whatever the "Salvadorean style sauce" is, it was delicious! (sort of like BBQ sauce, but way better.) Wendy had something with chicken and avocado (couldn't remember the name of the dish). Alicia had the Chicken Quesadilla. We also ordered a couple of Pupusas (Cheese and Pork) to round out our experience. Everything was great.
La Chocita Grill offers a great variety of Latino dishes, and seems to be fairly authentic, judging by the majority of Latinos in the restaurant. We will certainly go back again, and try the Rotisserie Charcoal Chicken!
Location: 210 Loudoun St. SE, Leesburg, VA, 20175
Web site: http://lachocitagrill.com/
Total bill: $35.59 + $7.00 tip = $42.59
2 comments:
La Chocita is a hidden gem! If you haven't tried them, give the tongue tacos a go. I know, it sounds strange, but they are quite good. Glad to see another native enjoying all Leesburg has to offer!
I just discovered your blog, and can't believe I've never heard of La Chocita before!! I've bookmarked you and am looking forward to following you on your food adventures through Leesburg. Perhaps we'll run into each other at my favorite Leesburg restaurant, the Georgetown Cafe! Cheers!
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