With very few Mexican options near campus, La Hacienda, 515 S. Park St., is much welcomed in the Madison dining scene. Located within walking distance of campus, this restaurant is hard to miss. As the name suggests, La Hacienda resembles a conventional Mexican ranch, complete with faux-adobe walls.
The menu is expansive and inexpensive, with some nice traditional dishes like chicken enchiladas with mole sauce. One item I recommend above all others is the parrilladas chica, split with one to three other people. This dish comes with a miniature fancy kerosene stove and a metal plate piled high with various meats, onion, potato and cilantro. You can wrap your own burritos fajita-style, and the meat always stays warm.
I recommend checking out this restaurant if you have a group of friends eager for some inexpensive Mexican food.
Overall: 3/4
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