Café Corazon in Bay View

New location, same deliciousness 

To clarify: Café Corazon hasn't moved from Riverwest, it's just opened a second location. And the new digs on KK in Bay View aren't really new new — it's been there for months. Still, it's worth a PSA in case you didn't know it existed! I've been a handful of times for lunch (working nearby is one part awesome, one part dangerous) and have never been disappointed — just like Corazon's brunch in Riverwest.

Most recently, I spent a lunch break with Dad on the Café Corazon patio. The sun was kinda on the hot side, but we figured we wouldn't have many days left for dining al fresco in summer 2016. The outdoor seating is really cute with bright red tables and chairs, a wood trellis, string lights, flowers, and vibrant jumbo paintings. 

Now be forewarned of Café Corazon's one downfall: There is no complimentary chips and salsa. Dios mio! How can they get away with this?! No comprendo. Given how much we Mexican food lovers enjoy filling up on chips and salsa before dinner, it kinda boggles my mind. But maybe they have less waste this way? Maybe they're trying to do our waistlines a favor? Waste + waist... That must be it! 

Either way, once the food arrived, I didn't miss the chips and salsa. And you should know that the prices on the lunch menu are very good, in my opinion. On my last visit to Café Corazon, I polished off the Breakfast Tostada: Any style egg, black or pinto beans, choice of meat, rice, lettuce, tomato, crema, avocado, and queso piled high on a hard corn tortilla. The price? $6. So worth it.

My dad enjoyed the Wet Burrito ($9): Choice of meat, rice, black or pinto beans, cheese, avocado, and crema smothered in enchilada sauce. It's supposedly a "smaller version" of the dinner burrito; if this is small, I'm a little concerned at the size of the dinner portion. The lunch version is huge! But my dad finished it all, with a little help from yours truly. He said it was one of the best he's ever had.

As for other goodies on the lunch menu, there's a Taco Truck Plate for $8: Two corn tortillas with choice of meat, dressed with onion, tomato, cilantro, radish, and queso fresco — served with rice and beans. There's also soup, salad, breakfast tacos, and other scrumptious-sounding egg dishes doused in saucy goodness. Looks like I have some work ahead of me, eating my way through the rest of the Café Corazon menu. It's a tough job, but somebody's gotta do it.