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Abilene, TX, was our lunch stop for the day, so we borrowed a courtesy car and headed to a local Mexican restaurant at the advice of the nice folks at the FBO. We found ourselves at Abuelo’s, the Mexican Food Embassy.

No, really. See?

I didn’t have my papers in order, but they served us anyway.

There was little to distinguish Abuelo’s from any other chain Mexican restaurant, but some observations:

1. There was a large tiled fountain in the lobby, which included a sign indicating that all money tossed into the water was donated to the local fire department. Nice.
2. Seasonal holiday sweaters were in full force. A woman strolling out the door as we arrived sported a black model with glittery sequined poinsettia’s sprawled haphazardly down her chest and belly; another patron had a red one decorated with colorful packages and wreaths; a third wore a plain green and white one dotted with illuminated LED reindeer pins which were distracting even from across the room. I sadly couldn’t take photos without seeming awfully forward, so you’ll just have to imagine them.
3. A fascinating mural adorned one wall of the main dining area, including the caption cuidado como le hara a su dinero para que:
   
   Which, according to my fuzzy recollection of Spanish means something about being careful with your money, but I’d appreciate a more expert translation if someone out there has one…

4. This accurately describes the tone and tenor of our server (warning: link contains some foul language)
5. Two items from their dessert menu: Margarita Pie and Dessert Nachos.

Abuelo