Don Chilitos - A Tex Mex Rapid Food Cafeteria Whose Serving Concept Has Lasted Many Years

Description.their meal. Plenty of lettuce, tomato, cheese, and
This Mission, Kansas (Greater Kansas City Area)extras come with the meals themselves.
restaurant has been a family favorite for years.Self-service beverages are selected at the cash
Regular diners there see it as a special sit-downregister (coffee, teas, milk, soft drinks, and
eating-out treat. The restaurant is not only budgetwater).
friendly and speedy, its food is genuinely freshMost lunches range from $5-6. They include tacos,
and tasty, just like in the ones having closed-doorroll-up burrito, and three select combinations
kitchens and numerous waiters and waitresses.having two of the following items (taco, enchilada,
Upon entering it, you pass by an indoor stainedchili relleno) plus beans or rice. Some of these
glass window. Then, in the hallway leading to theplates are made into daily specials for senior
cafeteria line, several large-print menus hang oncitizens and others who do not eat heavily.
the wall. Once you get to the beginning of theThe dinners range from $6-11. The more
cafeteria line after making a menu selection, beexpensive ones are meant for the hearty
sure to take both a tray and several napkins.appetites. Be careful when ordering the burritos,
You'll need both of them along with your eatingchalupas, and chimichangas; the larger ones are
utensils.monsters. The menu offers only one seafood
The main dining room is fairly large and plain. But ititem, Seafood Empanada: fried pastry shell filled w
is sectioned and buffered for different sizedseafood rangoon and topped with a choice of
groups and seating preferences. Large nooks arethree sauces, 1) red, 2) chili con queso (CCQ
also available for seating.cheese), or 3) Chilito (red plus sour cream, sliced
Niche.black olives, and grated cheddar cheese). This
Its niche appears to be an array of quickly andmeal has a seafaring taste to go with its rice and
carefully tossed together choices from arefried beans.
non-complicated menu that satisfies mostOne of my favorite combo's there is the Don's
appetites arriving there. This restaurant's lengthyPlate dinner ($7.99): two hard-shell tacos plus two
lunch and dinner lines attest to this concept, daily.cheese/onion filled enchiladas topped with red or
Menu.cheese sauce and grated cheddar, and served
The menu includes several cheese and salsa dipswith frijoles and Spanish rice. Two other fillings
for chips (in addition to the free self-serve ones),(beef/cheese or chicken/cheese) can also be
plus Mexican specialties, combinations, and a laselected for these enchiladas. The place's full
carte. The salads are unnecessary extras unlessmenu can be found online.
one wants to eat light, or wants one to go with