Frequent Mexicali often to visit family and as much as I enjoy their various chains of asaderos I sometimes crave more homestyle cooking; enter a cenaduria. I learned that a cenaduria translates to dinner. It caters to evening meals and homestyle plates.
My dad recommended this cenaduria for their famous chimichangas. I opted out for their posole, because who wouldn't want to eat this delicious dish on a non-holiday or special occasion. It did not disappoint. It was spot on full of flavor and very generous with neat & hominy. I also tasted the flautas. They came in orders of a dozen or half a dozen. It scared us too but once you saw them it explained a lot. They were tiny. A Mexicali native family member said this is common. Flautas are over stuffed with meat in the U.S. and they are the complete opposite here. I did not taste the chimichangas but few people in my party did and they all liked them. I also noticed almost each table had also ordered them. Might be a go to dish.
The atmosphere is very laid back, the service is not fast per say. It is homestyle cooking so I understood why it took some time. My posole came out first which is probably because they have a pot of it ready to go.
I will definitely be back and explore the menu some more. read more