Hola

After our tour of the lakes, we returned to Bend and had lunch at Hola, a nouveau Mexican-Peruvian restaurant. There are 3 locations in town. We wanted to hit the outlets afterwards so we chose the one at the Old Mill shopping center. It's located at 680 Southwest Powerhouse Drive.

 

Taco Salad--$9. Seasoned tortilla strips on a bed of fresh greens with chicken or shredded beef.       Topped with sour cream, guacamole, cheese and tomatoes. It took over an hour to get our entrees. The tortilla strips were limp and it was hard to tell if that was because the salad had been sitting around for a while. There was nothing exciting about this salad.

 

 

Chile Relleno--$10. Pasilla pepper roasted then stuffed with corn and Mexican cheese with light red arbol salsa. Topped with creamy cheese sauce and pico de gallo. Served with rice and beans. This was not as good as the chile relleno we had in Corning.

 

 

Chancho a lo Sancho--$12. Braised pork in coca-cola with yams, onions tomatoes and Peruvian sofrito sauce with fish oil . Served with rice and beans. This was the best dish of the four we chose. The pork was tender and the sauce was delicious. Too bad there were large chunks of fat on the pork.

 

 

Seco de Pollo--$12. A traditional Peruvian stew made with tender chicken and home fried potatoes, sauteed onion, sweet yams and peas, with Aji Amarillo chile-cilantro sauce. The chicken was tough but the sauce was very good. The dish was served with rice and the sauce was delicious over the rice.

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