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Or is it Grill? Anyway:

My mother and I went to the South Austin Grill(e) last night and enjoyed
it very much.  I probably would have never heard of it had it not been for
the fine people here on dc.dining, so I thought I'd report in.

We got there around 6:45 and were seated immediately.  I don't know what it's
like on other nights, but the place was fairly full.  They made a great first
impression by presenting a basket of chips not 5 minutes after we were seated.
The chips were a bit salty, and certainly not the best I have ever had, but 
were very satisfying.  The red salsa was spicy and tasty, but the salsa verde 
is what got me.  That stuff was so good!  Extra spicy and extremely flavorful.
This got things off to a good start.  Having lived in San Diego for 15+ years
we have become accustomed to good Mexican food (this place is Tex-Mex BTW)
and always judge a place by its chips and salsa first. SAG passed the first
test.

Our water showed up about 5 minutes later and tried to get  a drink order.
We were still chowing the chips and had not had a chance to think about 
beverages.  We told him to come back and he returned another 5 minutes later.
Although the SAG offers Margaritas made from the Tequila of your choice, I
opted for a Pacifico (reminds me of Tijuana when I was 18) and mom got a wine.
We also got another basket of chips, both were free.

We both order the enchiladas, but we ordered two different kinds.  If you
order standard enchiladas or burritos you have your choice of 4 different
chile sauces.  All four types escape me now, but I chose the picotle (sp?),
the hottest.  Mom chose the Special enchiladas, this one uses the two
mildest sauces and one white sauce that is only available with the special.
My enchiladas were very good.  They were about 7-8 inches long and 2-3 inches
wide, the top was melted cheese in the middle and the sauce at either end.
The dish came with a dallop of sour cream and guacamole and ric and beans.  The
dallops could have been bigger, but other than that I had no complaints.  Mom's 
dish was the same and she enjoyed it as much as I did.

All in all a very good meal.  We paid 24.95 (before tip) for 2 enchilada
dishes, 7.95 each, and 2 drinks.  The waiter was good in that he did not
bother us too much and brought our food out promptly after it was cooked.
I would recommend this resturant to anyone who misses good Mexican food AND
recognizes the fact that no Mexican food will ever be as good as the food
you get in TX, AZ, CA or Mexico.

-dan