As I mentioned in the last post, Alejandro and I decided to wait a day until celebrating Valentine's Day... and our wedding anniversary... until the next day.
I made reservations for us to have dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. (Yes, the Cheesecake Factory exists in Mexico City. In fact, there are five locations here.) Our reservation was for 5 PM at the location closest to us in the Parque Delta mall. We took the Metrobus part of the way, and then walked the short distance to the mall. I thought that it would not be very crowded at that hour since it was between the mid-afternoon dinner time and the later supper hour. As it turned out, it's a good thing that I made a reservation since there was a crowd waiting for a table.
We were seated a few minutes before our reservation time, and we looked over the lengthy menu. This was a special occasion, and we were not going to worry about sticking to any sort of diet. We began with an appetizer of cheese sticks and each had a cup of the cream of chicken soup. We actually could have skipped those because our main course was enormous. I ordered what the menu described as their most popular chicken dish, Chicken Madeira. The chicken breast was covered with a Madeira sauce, asparagus and mushrooms. It was delicious. The chicken was perfectly cooked, juicy and tender.
Alejandro ordered a "combo plate" of the Chicken Madeira and steak Diane. He was very happy with his choice also.
Even though we were very full, you can't go to the Cheesecake Factory without have cheesecake! Alejandro ordered the salted caramel cheesecake, and I had the raspberry chocolate cheesecake.
Needless to say, after our dessert we were stuffed! We decided to burn off a few of those calories by walking the two miles back to the apartment.
We really enjoyed our meals, and we have already decided take the family there for his sister's birthday next month.
Looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteDid you get married on Valentine's Day? My father, who turns 83 this year, is getting remarried next winter on Valentine's Day. Incidentally, 14 February is also the anniversary of him and his fiancee's first date.
Feliz aniversario!
-Scott
Gracias, Scott.
ReplyDeleteIt was very delicious, and a nice, decadent change from typical Mexican food.
Yes, we were married on Valentine's Day. When we made the appointment at the civil registry, it was the first day that the judge was available. Alejandro didn't realize it at first, but when they said February 14th, I jumped at the chance.