Antojitos Mexicanos

This is a little hole-​in-​the-​wall Mexican place near the corner of Davie Blvd and State Road 7 (441) that serves decent Norteño food and cheladas at a good price. The music is always way too loud and the fluorescent lighting is way too bright. There always seem to be a few actual Mexican customers in here. There are booths, half of them filled with junk, and a bar area.
I like the proprietress, who is always incredibly busy and seems to be the only person to serve you. The pozole was pretty good (they were out of menudo) and the enchiladas rojas were tasty. They do simple food here and it’s really Mexican, not Tex-​Mex, Cal-​Mex, or Florida’s own «Spanish and Mexican», which means Cuban-​esque food with corn in it. I’ll go back.

All cash, so cards!
I didn’t feel like heading to Dona Rosa’s or Chapultepec for menudo, and thought to try out this place. It’s definitely dive Mexican (which I’m very fond of), so if you’re not into that, then. .. seriously, who’s not into dive Mexican??? You probably need to read the reviews on Chili’s. Maybe Red Lobster for the mexi dip or something.. .
The star of a japanese restaurant is the Tamago. The star of a chinese restaurant is the egg roll. The star of a mexican restaurant is menudo. Okay, these are my stars. My guides to whether or not a place knows how to cook. Sadly, this place didn’t make it.
Now, the tripe was clean (no little black hairs that stress me out if they are there). There was a fair amount of lip-​stickiness (due to collagen). What it lacked, however, was flavor in the broth. Not sure if it was a chili thing, being too high in the pot, whatever it may be. But I sure was missing it.
Would I come here again? Good question. Let me think on it. The service was good, the waitress (possibly owner), kept asking me if I was happy. The menudo wasn’t memorable. I remember a good menudo. It makes me ecstastic. I was only happy. I’ll stick to 3 stars on this.