Coco Miel

I'm back! I haven't blogged in a while, I have been busy with work and school. It doesn't mean that I have not eaten anywhere interesting. In the contrary, I have eaten at many new restaurants that I wish I had written about after I had eaten.

Today, my husband and I decided to go eat at Chili's, but to our delight there was a 40 minute wait and instead of waiting around we decided to go to Coco Miel. I had already heard good reviews from my co-worker about it, thus it made it easier for me to suggest it to my husband. Coco Miel is located at 1515 North Lee Trevino Drive, it is next to the Mister Car Wash.

When you walk in the vibe is fairly laid back and the place is trendy. It reminded me of a cool bar in a bigger city. My husband and I took the table right as you walk in, for those that are a bit claustophobic, this might not be the place for you. The decor is very modern one wall has exposed brick while the opposing wall has a what I would call a timeless wall paper; black flowers on a white background. The bar area is very clean and is adorned with an amusing monkey head, which made me laugh. There is a sitting area in the middle of the restaurant and you can just sit there and enjoy a drink while watching tv.

We were quickly greeted by our server and we were given enough time to look it over. There staples are pizza, calzones, and salads. There is one menu dedicated to alcoholic drinks. An array of wines, beers and other alcoholic drinks to choose from.

My husband and I decided to share a pizza and salad. We chose the Italian meat pizza, which had all the artery clogging, but very savory tasting meats. The pizza had salami, Italian sausage, pepporoni, ham and bacon. The salad that I got to choose was the Blue Walnut salad, which consisted of blue cheese crumbles, caramalized walnuts, blue berries, dried cranberries with organic mixed greens and a vinegrate.

The pizza came out first and I must admit I saw it and I didn't not think it would be good. I was wrong it was very tasty and the one thing that I loved was that the pizza sauce was not too overwhelming. The crust was thin, but not too thin. It was moist and it had some flavor it wasn't just a plain crust. The combination of meats and cheese was perfect, it was really hard to only eat one slice, well for me it was.

Next, the salad came out and it was this ginormous salad, which I seriously thought we would not be able to finish. I cannot describe the burst of flavor that rushed my taste buds when I took the first bite of the salad. It was fresh, creamy, savory and tangy all at the same time. Every ingredient in the salad was fresh and it was delicious. It had been such a long time since I had an actual blue berry and as soon as I ate one I started picking through the salad to find more. To my delight there were plenty and I was happy that they did not skimp on them or any other ingredient like the cranberries or walnuts.

My own bad remark about Coco Miel, was that our waiter seemed like he did not want to be there. He did not really care about making sure we were doing okay or if our glasses were empty. He was lucky that our food was so delicious that we didn't mind not having a second helping of our drink.

Overall, Coco Miel is a nice and wonderful restaurant to go have an early lunch or a dinner. If you are ever around that area, please stop by Coco Miel. I know you will not be disappointed.