{"id":16596,"date":"2015-07-01T01:00:18","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T06:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=16596"},"modified":"2015-07-01T01:05:49","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T06:05:49","slug":"shrimp-scallop-enchiladas-agave-maria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/01\/shrimp-scallop-enchiladas-agave-maria\/","title":{"rendered":"Shrimp & scallop enchiladas @ Agave Maria"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friends of mine at the table ordered the Queso Blanco, white cheese dip. Having grown up in Little Rock, widely considered one of the cheese dip capitals of the world, I was expecting to be disappointed, as I usually am with the plain white dip the authentic Mexican restaurants of the Memphis area usually trot out. Agave Maria’s was different and better though; it could hold its own in Little Rock, even challenging Mexico Chiquito, home of the best cheese dip in the world.<\/p>\n

PRO TIP: There’s hot sauce on the table in a medicine-looking bottle. If you get the shrimp and scallop enchiladas and aren’t scared, try some. Don’t try too much though or you will regret it.<\/p>\n

The restaurant is not even a week old and could be expected to be ironing out some kinks. The service was not a kink. They got a party of 25, not all of whom arrived at the same time, in and out in an hour and a half. I was quite happy with that. The one thing I would suggest they work on is their air conditioning. It was not bad in there but it was about 75, warmer than a lot of patrons like it.<\/p>\n

Mainly, though, it was a real treat to hang out with this group of people on a Tuesday evening. Tony, the birthday boy, is a member of my Sunday brunch crew, along with Rahul, Nate, and our Sunday bartender B-RAD and his lovely wife Phaedra. After dinner we walked over to Blind Bear.<\/p>\n

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That’s Tony, the birthday boy, in the middle. B-RAD is to his right. Rahul who whines if the Bear does not put enough fruit in his drink is at the far right.<\/p>\n

B-RAD claims he’s going to grow his hair out as long as mine. He also tried to take a selfie. Phae ushered him out of there and I can see why.<\/p>\n

One of the most classic Sunday Fun Day quotes happened sometime during this conversation (on a Tuesday) but I am not allowed to blog it.<\/p>\n

But seriously, Agave Maria. Worth checking out. Give it a try.<\/p>\n

It’s 51 minutes into July and I have to renew my now-expired car tags before I go to work in the morning. Guess I should go to bed. Back with a post at lunchtime. Maybe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"