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Cafe Rio: Sweet Barbacoa Pork Salad

5/10/2011

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    Have I mentioned how much I love barbacoa? Oh man I love it. In my Atkins weight loss journey I have eaten a lot of salads at Chipotle and many of them have been barbacoa. It's spicy and full of flavor and really gives a great kick to the meal and because its so juicy is doesn't really need any dressing. That's the juicy beauty of barbacoa. But then again how can I really say I like it so much. I mean I haven't really tried it anywhere else. I had to verify my beliefs.

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    If Chipotle had a sweet innocent younger sister thy name would be Cafe Rio. I would romantically court this restaurant if I could, it's that awesome! It is basically an express Mexican restaurant in the vein of Chipotle that serves tacos, massive burritos, and salads made fresh to order. Like other similar chains, they allows you to custom pick what items you want for your meal. A friend of mine introduced them to me and I have been in love ever since. When you walk inside the menu on the wall is filled with different recommendation to go with, of course they all involve tortillas, so I am a bit limited as to what I can get. But there is one thing on the menu that is so perfect for me I had to give it a try. It is even an award winner. Its the Sweet Pork salad made with their slow marinated barbacoa. Did I mention I like barbacoa?

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    Oh my gosh it it awesome. But totally different from what I was expecting. The barbacoa at Cafe Rio is not spicy at all. No it's sweet, almost closer to a bbq pulled pork. So juicy and so full of flavor the sweet pork salad is such an unexpected taste for me. It is made up several carb ingredients like rice, beans, and tortilla strips so becareful. Of course I chose to remove those carb elements from my salad.

MY sweet pork salad
Barbacoa
Lettuce
Cojita cheese
Pico de Gallo Salsa
Gaucamole
Fresh Cilantro
Creamy Tomatillo

Like I said before this is amazing but the pork is sweet so its gonna be a little higher on the carbs than a chicken will. Still a tasty salad with lots of flavor. Hey, stay away from those tortillas! I mean it!

Carbs 15
Dietray Fiber 3
Net Carbs 12

Cafe Rio Nutrional Facts


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