Hot day Earlier This Week:
La Colonia on Central Street in Minneapolis
We need some lunch...not too heavy, maybe mostly veggies. Here we are on Central Avenue in Mpls and we're right in front of La Colonia. It's late for lunch, so parking right by the door!
Lots of big menu items...big servings of various chicken dishes with lots of accompanying goodies, same with fish...too hot today for all of these.
So, an appetizer and the lighter plate seem like great options.
Chips and a smooth salsa arrived...they almost brought us two...one was more than enough.
We selected the cheesy potato cakes as the appetizer and the veggie plate as our main course. I needed some non-alcoholic sangria...too hot for booze today.
While we were chowing down our chips and salsa, a little serving cup on a plate with a doilie and a cute tiny spoon arrived. By the color, we knew.....hotter than hot...we were NOT wrong. Whoooooooo (I loved it).
Then both of our plates arrived. Three beautifully browned cheesy potato cakes, topped with a poached egg and a salad of lettuce, tomato, onion with salsa of peanuts, tomatoes, onions and more. Think of cheesy mashed potatoes patties browned, with a dollop of cheese melted in the middle. Break the egg on top, and it's the creamy version of hash browns with cheese, topped with a perfect egg. Fantastic. The salad was relatively plain, so topping with the some salsa brought it all together.
The veggie plate......oh, never try to eat this all by yourself. Waaaaayyyy too big. Three giant pieces of yuca, a gorgeous half plantain, a perfectly boiled red potato cut in half served over fresh salad of lettuce, tomato, green pepper, and red onion. It's all accompanied by a bowl of the tastiest beans and a bowl-size scoop of rice. 
Let's start by saying....every single item on the plate was perfectly prepared. The potato was just at that point of perfection....a minute less and it would not have been ready....2 or 3 minutes more and it would have suffered. This one was spot on. The yuca was rich and creamy tasting, but with a firm texture---nice for sliceable bites. The tastiest beans, perfect plantain, slices of avocado, and a really fresh salad to bring that note of crispness to the whole picture. We tried mightily to clean our plate, but we just couldn't do it.....97% completion...the spirits were willing....our tummies failed us!!!
Overall a wonderful lunch at La Colonia on a hot day.
Light (except for that gush of warm cheese in the potato cakes), yet satisfying. Great flavor makes the day!
...and yes, we made ample use of that little cup of very hot orange pepper sauce!
La Colonia = Great meal. We recommend it without hesitation!
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