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Queso Fundido at The Mexican versus Telus Garden

My first experience of queso fundido was at Telus Garden, where I really thought they did a great job of it. I spotted the dish again tonight at The Mexican Antojitos Y Cantina , where you have two options: with chorizo (the traditional way) or mushrooms (the veggie option; doesn't cost any less). Queso Fundido ($11)  Flame-melted cheese mixed with your choice of mushroom or homemade chorizo, corn tortillas and pico de gallo . It's an appetizer so portion is smallish. Salty cheese. And only three (?) tacos so be generous with the cheese. Cools quite quickly but doesn't harden for a while. Still, it's not tasty when it's not hot so don't dilly dally! Definitely use the salsa (pico de gallo) provided as it helps to offset the heaviness that comes with basically eating a whole lot of cheese. Overall it's pretty tasty in a salty-tasty sort of way, and if you like stringy cheese it's fun. BUT -- and I can't believe I'm saying t...