The restaurant driving east on East Lincolnway, with a right hand turn into the first of two parking lots (one on either side).
Hacienda Guadalajara Mexican restaurant
317 E. Lincolnway
Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82001
307-632-1432
Note that there are two Guadalajara restaurants in Cheyenne. There's one called the Guadalajara Family Mexican Restaurant, located at 1745 Dell Range Boulevard, and then there's this one, the one my sister and I visited today, the Hacienda Guadalajara, located at 317 E. Lincolnway.
Directions
Get door-to-door directions from such sites on your computer as YahooMaps or Mapquest. Note that if you're going East on Lincolnway from the "main" north-south drag of Warren, the restaurant is only a couple of blocks away. It doesn't have a large sign for you to see it easily, just lettering on the front of the building.
(The first thing you'll pass, going east on East Lincoln, is the Green Door Bar and Lounge. The Hacienda is the next driveway. Note that big ol' rock which tells you where to turn. If you're driving west on East Lincoln, you'll see a Papa Johns building on your right, and a little bit further down the road, an Arby's. The Hacienda is on your left, across the road, before you get to that Arbys.
The Ambiance
The restaurant seems purpose built as a Mexican restaurant - all the archways, false fronts and so on that you associate with such a restaurant.
Hallway before you even enter the restaurant.
I loved the interior. The chairs were very colorful, and seemed comfortable. There were beaten metallic pieces of artwork on the walls...don't know quite how to describe them but I liked them and indeed covet them for my own home. Will have to do some research in how to get them!
The chairs
It's a very large restaurant - three large seating areas. Although there were quite a few people during our lunch time meal, we could barely hear any voices, so good dampening accoustics.
Waitstaff was friendly and helpful.
The food
We were there for lunch. I had the Quesadilla Ranchera: two flour tortillas filled with chicken (or beef) topped with tomatoes, onions, sour cream and guacemole.
My quesadilla, without guamacole or tomatoes. Not sure if they normally give that big of a glob of sour cream, or if they were compensating because I'd asked them to leave off the guacamole and tomatoes.
My sister had the Arroz con pollo: Tender pieces of grilled chicken (or shrimp) specially prepared with fried mushrooms, onions, green peppers, and spices in a mild sauce. Served over a bed of rice with melted jack cheese. Garnished with tomatoes and avocado.
My quesadilla ranchera was not the best. The refried beans seemed very liquidy - although this made it easier to mix them in with my rice, I would have preferred them to be a bit thicker. The chicken in the quesadilla was very bland, seemed to have no seasonings on it at all. The onions were on top of the tortilla rather than inside, mixed with the meat.
My sister, who will be writing her own review of her meal, also commented on the blandness of the chicken, speculating that they probably just had a big pot full of un-seasoned boiled chicken which they would then mix into whatever chicken dish needed it....(thus not alowing the chicken to marinate in seasoning and thus achieve a better flavor).
Having said that, I took half of my lunch home, as I nornally do, and am snacking on it now. And after a couple of hours of being allowed to sit and marinate in the cheese and the onions (because I mixed everything together while at the restaurant) it tastes a bit better.
We're going to give this restaurant another try this weekend, and then my sister will complete her review.
I'm actually standing in the parking lot with a western view. You will see this side of the restaurant as you drive west on Lincolnway, but of course you'll see it from across the road. Turn left into the parking lot when safe to do so!
A view of the front of the restaurant. The sun wasn't cooperating today...but you get an idea.
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