I love Mexican food, just the thought of it makes my mouth watereth over. Even though Spain and Mexicospeak the same language, Mexican restaurants here are pretty mehhh, nothing special, spiciness – not so much, apart from chorizo and salsa del diablo the Spanish seem to have a pretty tame pallet.
El Pendejo can be found in Sabadell, a small town about 30 minutes away from Barcelona, it’s pretty big compared with other Mexican offerings, good for large groups, celebrations and birthdays and even has its own Mariachi band singing. It can get really busy at weekends – on Friday and Saturday there are only two sittings 9pm and 11pm – so it’s best to book early.
It isn’t the cheapest Mexican I’ve been too here but the portions are HUGE; mountains of nachos covered with cheese, salsa, guacamole and real sour cream (I’d love to know where they procured it, sour cream, “nata agria”, is pretty unheard of here), one salad is big enough for four and the Papas Mexicanos were made from the biggest potatoes I’ve ever seen and that was all just for starters
For out main course, there were fajitas, burritos and enchiladas around the table. Bear in mind that nothing here is spicy so remember to request a serving of the spicy sauce and dollop generously, this will set you back another 2 euros but otherwise the food would be pretty bland. I also ordered an extra helping of guacamole but it turned out to be unnecessary as there was already so much food.
I glimpsed some desserts on nearby tables and they looked delicious but I was just so full I couldn’t manage another mouthful for this reason we also skipped coffee.
The bill came to €25 a head which was pretty good value considering the amount we ate. This has to be my favourite Mexican restaurant in the Barcelona area and I’ll definitely be paying another visit in the near future.
El Pendejo
c/America
Sabadell
Tel: 937277172
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