Enrique’s Grill is the latest restaurant to try its hand in a Fitchburg strip mall that has seen some turnover. Its compact menu features mostly tacos and an assortment of stews.
Over the past five months, we’ve seen many restaurants add online ordering capabilities, but Enrique’s doesn’t have a website, nor is it partnered with a delivery service such as Uber Eats or EatStreet. So, you will have to make a visit to see the menu.
You can’t go wrong with any of the tacos ($2-$3 each), which come with your choice of meat plus onions and cilantro on a corn tortilla. Here are notes on the ones I got:
- The carne asada was flavorful and quite tender.
- The pollo was a little dry but nothing a little hot sauce couldn’t fix.
- The barbacoa was juicy and succulent–I could have eaten a pound of it straight up.
- The carnitas also were juicy and slightly greasy from being deep-fried (it didn’t bother me at all).
The same meats are used for the tortas ($10.50) and the burritos ($10.50). Just out of curiosity, I ordered the chicken wings ($7.99 for six, $9.99 for eight and $11.99 for 10). They were perfectly crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. I wouldn’t order them again only because they were pricey.
The final section on the menu is guisado (stew), which comes with refried beans and rice for $12.99. The first one I ordered was the pipian rojo. The chunks of pork were tender, and the creamy red sauce was well-seasoned with spices for a slight kick.
Meanwhile, the sauce for the mole poblano had a deep, earthy flavor. On top of the tender chicken drumsticks, it made for a delicious dinner (I also poured the sauce over the rice). I would have preferred that a thigh and drumstick were served instead of two drumsticks for the price.
Enrique’s Grill is currently open for lunch and dinner daily.
