iCaramba!

Having lived in Hong Kong all my life, Mexican food is Greek to me. Ineffective use of the idiom, but it’s true — up till a few years ago, I thought quesadillas were quesaDIL-​LAS and fajitas were fa-​GEE-​tas. If anything gives you the idea of how unfamiliar I was, and am, with Mexican food, this does.
My first time at iCaramba was probably my second time ever in a Mexican restaurant. I’ve been there one more time since. The food is good, but expensive — but then again, it is smack in the middle of SoHo, so what can one expect? As for how authentic the food is here, well, I can’t pass judgement on that!
The décor of the restaurant seems Mexican enough. The walls are bright yellow, reminding me of a hot Mexican desert sun. The menu is the same neon shade of yellow too. I found the Spanish music playing overhead really catchy — I found myself humming along to the music after a while, and I don’t even speak Spanish and haven’t heard these songs before!
I’ve tried the quesadillas (yes, I can pronounce it correctly now!) the tacos and the flan here. The quesadillas are really good — I love how it tastes with guacamole and sour cream — but the portion was a little small. We ordered one to share among four of us and I felt like I could finish the whole thing myself! I liked the tacos — you can order either hard or soft shell, and I’ve tried both. I feel like the soft shell tastes too ordinary and that the hard shell one is more special, but it’s a little messy to eat. For dessert, it was my friend’s idea to order the flan. I was skeptical because I’ve heard that flan is very sweet, but I tried it when she ordered it and it really was way too sweet for my liking.
Overall, given my limited familiarity with Mexican food, I think iCaramba is not bad, but the portions don’t justify its prices. I’m still on the hunt for a reasonably priced Mexican restaurant in HK, and I’m not having any luck so far!