Rivera's Mexican Restaurant

One evening Shane was browsing the internet and read reviews on Rivera's Mexican Restaurant, saying that it has some of the most authentic Mexican food in Omaha. As a woman who could eat Mexican food every single day and never get sick of it, I headed out to see what all the talk was about. Rivera's was a very small restaurant, and at 6pm, it was incredibly busy. Looking around, I noticed that every single person in the restaurant was ridiculously gorgeous. I'm not sure if the restaurant is located near a modeling agency, or what would have caused the strange clientele, but I was enjoying the view so much that I texted a picture of the man across from me to my RD BFF. 

I am the type of person who tends to judge a Mexican restaurant by its chips and salsa, as they are part of my top five favorite foods. The salsa at Rivera's was orange in color and tasted of spices and tomato paste. It was not horrible, but not my favorite type of salsa either. The chips were very thin and lacking salt, but went well with the salsa. If I had judged Rivera's on their chips and salsa alone, I would have been sadly mistaken. I asked the waitress what her favorite dish on the menu was, and she told me the Carne Asada. Taking her advice, I ordered the Carne Asada tacos. 

The tacos came with rice and beans, and were topped with the perfect amount of pico de gallo and cilantro. The corn tortillas were obviously homemade and reminded me of my visit to Honduras over 10 years ago. The beef was seasoned perfectly and had a small "kick". The beans were thin but flavorful, with shaved parmesan on top. The rice was bland in flavor, tasting similar to plain white rice. Aside from the rice, this meal was so over-the-top authentic that I will definitely be returning for more.