Traditional fare…..or not.
It’d be a travesty to not have something Mexican in a Southern AZ wedding. Something. Marichi for the walk down the aisle, serranas instead of nuts and mints, the removal of the sombrero instead of the garter….something.
Keeping it simple we had some options for on-location catering. Including a full Mexican buffet. How nice would it be to have a post-event heavy snack under the stars with the proverbial glass of something-toast. All manners of ethnic options were available–we even went to the retail location of the caterer a few weeks ago to sample. Great eats! Would recommend Acacia for a lunch, happy hour or probably even dinner outing. Top notch location and good feel.
However, after fall finally hit the Sonoran Desert we realized we were nuts. Under a canopy of green once the sun ducks behind the Tucson Mountains (about 5:20ish now) it gets cold. Fast. Even in the comfort of one of the conference rooms/centers at the gardens it would be less than ideal. Course correction; enter real Mexican!
The Food
We were able to limit our options fairly quickly. Somewhere between the gardens and home, private room space and friendly staff. With a couple hands-ful of options we quickly landed on local cuisine–specifically traditional Mexican. With many of them self=promoting a little something different it can be easy to be caught up in hype. The biggest, the loudest, the most, the newest, the funnest (sp?), and on. Having tried most we can see through the clutter pretty well and we opted for the oldest. So happens the layout and feel of El Charro is also the most unique. We’ve received similar service at multiple locations and the original, downtown is best suited to what we need. Not exactly traditional ceremony fare and non-traditional has become a well-worn path.