Co-worker says to me, «Let’s go get Chinese Mexican Buffet!» Mind-blown, I ask, «Where and when?!» «It’s down by Paul’s Drive-in. It used to be a nightclub.» ‘Nuff said. So, we drive down into the further depths of Armourdale to El Calateco, which has a banner outside of it saying that they Chinese and Mexican Buffet. But, ya know, what I really wanted was just to have a heaping plate of Chinese food to feel like I have fully committed myself to this experience. So, dive in, I do, I get the Kung Pao lunch-plate. It’s good! Chinese food in Armourdale seems incredibly bizarre, but the owner says he’s cooked enough Chinese food in Chinese joints that he might as well serve it next to his Mexican fare! But yes, having a very inexpensive, close by Chinese place in Armourdale(Hey, I work here) is a nice change of pace. I should mention that everything I tried(I sampled my co-worker’s’ plates) tasted REALLYFRESH for this kind of meal! And, normally«Americanized Chinese» has really super-sweet sauces(which I hate!), but these plates(«Mexican American Chinese»?) don’t have that issue, and I am very thankful! So, anyhow, if you find yourselves down in the depths of Armourdale, check out El Chalateco!
