Plaza Garibaldi – Pewaukee

Plaza Garibaldi is technically in Pewaukee, but I consider it still Waukesha as it’s so close to my new home. After a night of painting and trimming and electrical rewiring, I treated my parents to dinner and we chose this place.

It’s at the end of a strip mall on Silvernail and rumor has it, it’s in a former Culver’s. But you wouldn’t know that from the dining room too much. The decor is warm colors and large wooden pillars. Only a glance into the kitchen revealed the signature blue and white tile of a Culver’s (and maybe the chairs).  It was all decked out for the holidays too!

We were promptly greeted by a friendly server and brought chips and two types of salsa. The hot was pretty hot so I stuck to the mild that had just enough kick to keep me coming back for more. My dad and I just stuck to the beer menu but there were other options as well.

The menu is endless with so many amazing options, it took a long time to decide.

Mom went for the chicken flautas and I can’t believe how many were in the serving! She said they were perfectly crisp and only left one uneaten for me to take home.

Dad went for his favorite – the taco salad with chicken, and he said it was really good. There was nothing left on his plate so I will take his word for it.

And I went for my favorite the chicken chimichangas. I could only eat one, but it was so delicious. The chicken is well seasoned as were the beans. Both my mom and I couldn’t get over how yummy and fresh the guacamole was. My rice was a little cold but I’m not a huge rice fan anyways so I left most of it behind.

The service was great and there were quite a few other tables of families in the restaurant when we were there.

I don’t really know too much about this place as the website is very basic and the Facebook page hasn’t been touched for almost a year. But if you are in the area and looking for a quick Mexican dish, I suggest you stop by 🙂