Homi Restaurant, St Paul MN

Welcome to the Kidz Menu!   In this blog we are going to be talking about kid restaurant experiences, with maybe a little bit for grownups at the end of each entry.  We will use fake names to cover our real identities ("Evie" age 8, "Carlos", age 45).

Our first post is about Homi Restaurant, a neighborhood Mexican restaurant in St Paul.  For Evie, our kid writer, this restaurant is special because it is the first one she ever ate at.

Kids Menu Choices
Chihuahua Cheese Quesadilla
Rice & Beans
French Fries
Mini Corn Dogs
Chicken Tenders
Chicken Soup
Mini Nachos
Tostadas de Queso con Crema (Tostadas with mexican cream, and cheese)

Evie's Order
Chips with Queso Blanco y Crema - not on kid menu
Tacos de Pollo (Chicken Tacos) -- not on kid menu
Horchata




Evie's Review:  Delicious, delicious and delicious.  The cream and cheese with the pre-meal chips must be ordered specifically from the waiter/waitress.  I eat the chips by dipping them in the cream, then the cheese, and it is delicious!  Horchata is a traditional Mexican drink that is made out of cinnamon, rice and sugar.  It is pronounced "OR-CHA-TAH".  The tacos de pollo, are made with shredded chicken with very mildly spicy sauce.  They come in corn tortillas with oil on them, heated up.  I usually put on the cream from my chips to make them even more delicious!

Evie Rating:  5 stars





Carlos' Order
Pozole (Blanco)



Carlos' Review:  I love this home style Mexican restaurant!  Partly because they are so freindly to Evie, and partly because of their rustic traditional cooking.  I frequently opt for the pozole, which comes in a huge soup bowl.  The meat is a little more gristly than I prefer, but I just skip those bits.  I also order the blanco rather than the rojo because the spicy oil is a little too much for me.  Sometimes I also order an Horchata, but don't get the large size because it's about a gallon of liquid.  It's also available in a pitcher to share.  I also like the tacos (steak), or torta.  We also like the guacamole, and sometimes Sopa de Fideo to share.  The lack of liquor license is a little bit of a downer... no beer for Dad.

Carlos Rating: 4.5 stars (pending liquor license for upgrade)

Location
864 University Ave W
St Paul MN 55104
https://goo.gl/maps/HPvmsRtuqRL2

Web Site
http://www.homirestaurant.com