El Loro - Mounds View, Minnesota
El Loro Mexican Restaurant - Mounds View, MN I love it when an iPhone app really works. I was recently (yesterday) in Minnesota visiting friends and family. While at my friend Doug’s house, we decided to go to lunch and used the Urbanspoon iPhone app to help us decide where to go. We had some trouble narrowing in to what cuisine we wanted; however after a bit, we finally decided on my favorite, Mexican. The Urbanspoon app has a feature where you select nearby restaurants and can then filter by cuisine. Press the “thumbs up” and you receive “Nearby Mexican by Popularity.” Urban Spoon suggested El Loro , at 2535 County Road 20 in Mounds View with a rating of 96 (50 people rating). My friend had never been to El Loro (the parrot) so we decided to head to it before going to the airport. The atmosphere was excellent. Bright, cheery, choices of booths, tables, or at the bar. We were led to a booth, which was comfortable. There are e...