Cloquet Mexican restaurant

[east hockey]

Wifey and I have been hearing about this place called Mexico Lindo which opened up something like a year ago in Cloquet. Any experiences with that place? In Duluth, we like Hacienda del Sol a lot, are lukewarm on Maya (in the old Godfather Pizza place across from the Miller Mall) and are fairly negative on Baja Billy's. We're in need of another good Mexi restaurant and folks we've talked to said this is a very good place to eat.<br><br>Lee <p>____________<br>Message Board arsonist since 2005<br>Egomaniac since 2006</p><i></i>

[Rocketwrister]

Haven't tried it yet Lee. Sorry man....the restaurant is in the old lighthouse cafe; on Cloquets main drag downtown. Can't miss it. <p>www.rebelhockey.com</p><i></i>

[sghfan]

Can't imagine driving to Cloquet if you are close to Hacienda del Sol.<br><br>On our occasional trips from the Twin Cities to places up the shore we always contrive to visit Hacienda del Sol. <p></p><i></i>

[ALdude9]

The guy who opened it, opened one in AL too. Place has good food. Pretty good tradition mexican food if thats wat ur looking for. they have pretty much anything. <p></p><i></i>

[CloquetHockey]

Mexico Lindo is very good, not very spicy, but good. Good service. I try to hit there once a week.<br><br>I also heard that Mexico Lindo is buying out Maya in Duluth. Don't know if it's for sure, but heard it through the grapevine. <p>Much Love<br>-Cloquet</p><i></i>

[east hockey]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr> Can't imagine driving to Cloquet if you are close to Hacienda del Sol<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br>Well, like I said, we really like Hacienda but we're usually up for something new and different. Good Mexican restaurants are tough to find in these parts. True Mexican restaurants are impossible. <br><br>On the other hand, we had an experience with "true Mexican" a couple of years ago. Mole sauce. Ugh. Never again. I like our version of Mexican (more of a Tex-Mex than anything, I'd say).<br><br>Crap. Now I'm hungry again (looking at the Wheaties box).<br><br>Lee <p>____________<br>Message Board arsonist since 2005<br>Egomaniac since 2006</p><i></i>

[iblade06]

i doubt that, im pretty sure maya is owned by grandma's inc. that is hands down the best chain in duluth anyways. <p></p><i></i>

[MajinHockey]

...and i'm pretty sure maya is not owned by grandma's.<br><br> <p>Elk River AA State Champions- 2001 Boys & 2004 Girls<br></p><i></i>

[EREmpireStrikesBack]

... and I'm pretty sure I have no clue what Maya is. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rolleyes --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/eyes.gif ALT=":rolleyes"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/glasses.gif ALT="8)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p>Elk River AA State Champions- 2001 Boys & 2004 Girls</p><i></i>

[CloquetHockey]

And why would Grandma's own Maya? <p></p><i></i>

[danglemcfrangle26]

mexico lindo rocks just had it tonight and it was awesome i always eat there. great service they run to get your food and run it back. it kinda sucks because your supporting them and you know all them waiters dont have green cards and they can barely speak english. <p></p><i></i>

[east hockey]

Okay, we went there last Friday after work; I'm going to compare it to the Hacienda del Sol because that's what I consider to be the "benchmark" of Duluth-area Mexican food.<br><br>Service: Lindo is better than the HDS. More friendly. Not to say that it's bad at HDS but they seem to <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>really</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> try at Lindo.<br><br>Food quality: Edge to HDS. For my money, you can't beat their beef enchiladas. Better still, when you order they give you the option of mild, medium and CALIENTE! And I <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong> always </strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->get it caliente.<br><br>Variety: Lindo has a <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>huge</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> selection on their menu. In fact, I can't remember a Mexican restaurant in this area or any area I've ever been that comes close to the choices Lindo has. Very nice.<br><br>Price: Lindo gets the edge here. I walked out of the place pretty stuffed for well under ten bucks.<br><br>Atmosphere: Neither place has a great atmosphere but I prefer the HDS. It's darker and I prefer a dimly lit place to brightly lit. On the other hand, Lindo seems cleaner.<br><br>Overall: I give the edge to Hacienda del Sol but it's not a blowout. Lindo is now my second favorite Mexi eatery in this area; not that the competition is huge from other places (yes, I'm specifically talking about Little Angies)<br><br>Anyway, that's my take on it. Overall, a very good choice.<br><br>Lee <p>____________<br>Message Board arsonist since 2005<br>Egomaniac since 2006</p><i></i>

[danglemcfrangle26]

you gave lindo 3 and hds 2 how his hds better? <p></p><i></i>

[MajinHockey]

It's kinda like when CEC beats East, but East moves up in the PS2 rankings because they lost to a quality opponent and CEC goes down because they didn't win by enough goals! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :rollin --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/roll.gif ALT=":rollin"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p>97X...BAM!!!...The future of Rock-n-Roll.</p><i></i>

[east hockey]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr> you gave lindo 3 and hds 2 how his hds better?<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br>Easy. Not all factors are weighted the same. Quality of food trumps any other single factor. The edge in service and price which I gave Lindo was less important than the edge in food quality and atmosphere. This is why, even considering the price, I'll take places such as the Pickwick over, say, Timberlodge. I'll take Blackwoods over Applebee's. And so forth. <br><br>To put a hockey analogy to this, Cloquet might have more wins than East, but they lost twice to Rapids. That's brutal <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>(Majin, you didn't think I was gonna ignore that one, didya? <!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.minnhock.com/biggrin.gif"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END-->)<br><br>Ask GR19. He'll tell you what can happen when you lose to those "little teams".<br><br>Lee <p>____________<br>Message Board arsonist since 2005<br>Egomaniac since 2006</p><i></i>

[hawkfan70]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>those "little teams".<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>easy there big fella <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :\ --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/ohwell.gif ALT=":\"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>I think the Jacks know a thing or 2 about takin on the chin from some "little team" <p></p><i></i>

[MajinHockey]

I think I'll quit this thread while it's still a tie. Otherwise it would go the route of:<br>Cloquet: CEC owns East the last few years <br>East: At least East has been to state the last 3 years<br>Cloquet: At least we're not cake eaters!<br>East: Probably because you can't afford it!<br>Cloquet: Hey that's not fair!<br>East: Here's a quarter, call somebody who cares<br>Cloquet: Well now you're just being mean<br>East: I'm from Duluth East, what did you expect? <p>97X...BAM!!!...The future of Rock-n-Roll.</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p100.ezboard.com/bmnhs.showUserP ... y</A>&nbsp; <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://armchaircritic.typepad.com/the_a ... -thumb.jpg" BORDER=0> at: 2/6/06 11:01 pm<br></i>

[danglemcfrangle26]

i really think lindo is still better <br>get the california burrito it is the size of a goalie pad for 6$ with chips and salsa. cant beat lindo best food in the north south east west. <p></p><i></i>

[elliott70]

Lee, if/when, you are in Bemidji, I will take you to TJuans and I'll treat. I do not know how it compares with others, but it seems to attract a following. <p></p><i></i>