The ambience is minimalist.  Aside from a few wall arts and artifacts to hint of its tex-mex influence, there isn't much to see.





Food

Appetizers

Coyote Wings (160 php)

Nachos Large (280 php)

Coyote Rice Plates

Beef Barbacoa (250 php)

Pork Belly (250 php)

Carnitas Plate (250 php)

Tacos

Carnitas Trio (175 php)

Enchiladas

Doble (185 php)

Burrito

Coyotes Macho Burrito (190 php)

Drinks

Tequila Shots

The best part is you can pair your food with alcoholic beverages.

Corona Extra

Tsinoy Foodies Verdict
You can surely count on Coyote Cocina for authentic Tex-Mex dishes made from quality local ingredients.  Definitely check this place out!  The price is student friendly too!

I have no idea how going to Pampanga to eat came about.  But, I just went along as I'm family are very supportive of whatever family activity.  It's probably because my mom taught us to spend time together as much as we can before we' have our own family soon.  The next question is... How did we end up at Iguana's Authentic Mexican Food?

All we know is that we're going to somewhere in Pampanga so we typed Nepo Mall on Waze and followed avoided all red lanes as much as possible.  A friend who lives in Pampanga suggested that we take the Fil-Am friendship Highway where we could find lots of open Korean establishments.  Since we didn't feel like eating Korean, we drove straight from until we saw Iguana's Authentic Mexican Food and decided we want to try it.  We had no idea if it was open or closed so I volunteered to go down the car to take a peak.


Turns out they are indeed open even on holidays except Mondays.  We were immediately impressed with the interiors.  We had a lot of photo moments especially with the fake cactus and Mexican hats that they offer for free.  Most diners were foreigners and we seemed to be the only group taking photos.

Everything was widely decorated even the ceiling.  We were informed that they used to be Zapata's and had just moved from their old place.

There's also a bar area.

Soups

Tortilla Soup (90 php)

I wanted something warm to fill my stomach so I ordered the Tortilla Soup.  It had tortilla and bell peppers.  It was an utter disappointment as it tasted like salt water.  It just made me miss the tortilla soup from Chihuahua Mexican Grill which is so good.

Main Course

♥ Chili Zapata (240 php)

The Chili Zapata is Iguana's award-winning beef in chili served with fresh flour tortillas, barracho bans and mexi-rice.  This is my kind of meal. It was deliciously spicy!
 

Fajitas (345 php)

We chose chicken meat for our Fajitas.  We were served a sizzling plateful of chicken strips, mexi-rice and grilled sliced bell peppers and onions.  We enjoyed the experience of rolling it out on our own.

Tortillas, Salsa and Sour Cream

It was also served with Tortillas, Salsa and Sour Cream.  I really enjoyed their fresh Tortillas but I prefer Orale's slightly thicker version more because I like them a bit chewy.

♥ Combination Plate: Cheese and Bean Burrito and Beef Enchiladas (240 php)

Since we're first timers and want to try as much as we can, we had the Combination Plate: Cheese and Bean Burrito and Beef Enchiladas served with baraccho beans and mexi-rice like our other orders.  The Cheese and Bean Burrito looks flat but it was actually fulfilling because of the bean and cheese combo.  I liked the Beef Enchiladas more though.

♥ Mayan Bean Soup

It also comes with a bowl of Mayan Bean Soup.  This is so good!  I regret ordering the sad Tortilla Soup over it.

Drinks

Margaritas

Rumrita (90 php)

My little sister ordered a frozen Rumrita and seemed to enjoy it. 


Tsinoy Foodies Verdict
Iguana's Authentic Mexican Food is a great place to enjoy Mexican dishes with good company.  We had so much fun with the lively place.  The food quality is also good especially for the affordable price.  The staffs are very nice and friendly so we left a handsome tip because they don't have service charge.