I eat a lot of traditional Latin American dishes, thanks to some Latina friends. Not only are the dishes delicious, they urge me to, “Comer! Comer!” (Eat! Eat!) With my love affair of these dishes, I was thrilled to learn, during a recent trip to Plano, Texas, we would be eating at a traditional Mexican restaurant, Mexican Sugar. Located in a bustling area of town, the shops at Legacy, it was a short walk from our hotel, the Marriott. I was glad we had made reservations, because this place was hopping! Not only was inside and outside, a line of people were waiting for empty tables. Because the restaurant was so packed, I expected a long wait, but in minutes we had fresh tortilla chips with a variety of homemade salsas and an amazing Queso Blancho dip, plus our appetizer and drink order had been taken.
The atmosphere in the restaurant was casual, with a definite Southwest vibe in the decor. I only wish I could have gotten a picture of the decorated deer head over the door. How often do you see a deer wearing sunglasses or a bandanna? The one problem I had was the noise. It was so loud we had to practically scream across the table or to the person sitting beside us to be heard. I left with a sore throat!
We started our meal with Arepas, something like a piece of corn cake and topped with a savory meat filling, slow roasted barbacoa, slaw and cilantro crema. These were tasty and filling enough (to me) that I didn’t need to order a main course after having one of these.
Of course, I didn’t want to pass up the opportunity to order a main course, and decided to try the lump crab enchiladas. Bursting with gulf crab and roasted corn, they were topped with queso fresco, pico de gallo, poblano crema and salsa roja. My sides were heirloom black beans and cilantro-lime rice. While they were tasty, I was too full to appreciate them, since I was served three! The heirloom black beans and cilantro lime rice were flavorful and could have easily been a meal on their own.
I would definitely revisit if given an opportunity, but I’d either order only an appetizer or an entree, otherwise there was too much food. Have you ever visited Mexican Sugar?
Disclosure: My meal was paid for by Dr. Pepper Snapple during a recent trip. However, I was not asked to write a review and all opinions are my own.
I’ve eaten there once before with my daughter and once with a friend. We ordered the sangria along with our food and it was AMAZING! As a matter of fact, I was googling a copycat recipe for it when I found your site! So even though it has been a while… And my memory isn’t too good these days, the food was fabulous! Definitely give it a try! Especially the Sangria! It was fruity but not too sweet, with just a bit of a bite from the red wine. Pure heaven!
Thanks! I will definitely give it a try the next time I am in town. 🙂
I love trying new restaurants! Great review now I am instantly hungry!
The food looks delicious. I haven’t eaten there but I definitely would.
Oh my, I need to try crab enchiladas. Everything looks good.
I love Mexican foods a lot and these look really good! Yum
I LOVE Mexican food- everything you’ve had looks delicious!
I would love to visit! Mexican food is my absolute fave!
I love Mexican foods. This all looks so delicious.
Mexican is one of my hubbys favorites. I don’t eat much of it, but this looks so good! What a great place to eat!
Looks like a fabulous place to eat! My husband is part Mexican so we always love to go to a good restaurant with some good Mexican food. This one looks awesome.
I haven’t visited. I would definitely visit though, it looks amazing to me!
That is an awesome meal. The Arepas look so good.
What a great place to have a chance to review. I love Mexican food and that place looks like one I would really like.
My family loves to eat mexican food together! Looks like you really enjoyed the meal!
Oooooo….. good mexican food is hard to find. Mexican Sugar looks to be amazing!
What a great place! The food looks absolutely amazing!
I love good Mexican Food. We lived in Mexico for over 11 years and I haven’t found anything close this side of the border.
I am a sucker for Mexican food. I totally want to eat there now!
I love Mexican food. This place sounds amazing, love the name of it!
It’s a good problem to have when there is too much food! You get your money’s worth. If I could eat this food I would totally love what you got! It looks so good!
I’d love to give this place a visit. I like Mexican food a lot! I know my son would have gotten those crab enchiladas as well.
I have driven past this, but never stopped in. I definitely need to go back and visit because your food looks so amazing! Plus, I just told my son how you wrote that there is a deer with sunglasses and he wants to see this. 🙂
I love Mexican food! It is my favorite cuisine and this food looks so good!
Oh my goodness, that food looks delicious! Now I want a great Mexican dish!
oh man, me and Mexican food = love. I would love to eat here. My big issue is overly loud restaurants too though so I’m not sure how much I would enjoy it. Sometimes the noise factor takes over and I don’t love the food as much.
This looks like a restaurant my husband and I would enjoy. We are big foodies and this cuisine is one we eat a lot of.
OH I love Mexican found especially arepas! Yum! Looks like a great place to come with the family for some authentic Mexican food!
Mexican Sugar looks amazing! I love how the food is plated, and I love the portions. I’m all about doggy bagging it!
That food looks absolutely fantastic! I love authentic Mexican food, and this looks like some great selections.
I agree -not all Mexican food is the same. This place sounds like a real winner.
I love, love, love Mexican food. My husband and I get it all the time. This place sounds awesome.