Sometimes I just need to get a chimichanga for lunch. Wall Street Cantina (19 N Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32801) might not have the best Mexican food in Downtown Orlando but I was once again passing by and felt the urge for a chimi while staring at Mexican wrestlers wearing masks. Don’t judge me. This was also a fine chance for some lunchtime people watching and sketching. This place really gets hopping when sports games are playing on the weekends. During the week it is a bit quieter inside.
I was running a series of errands downtown and decided to stop into Wall Street Cantina (19 N Orange Ave, Orlando, FL 32801) for a chimichanga which consisted of a rolled tortilla filled with shredded grilled chicken, green chilies,
refried beans and cheese, fried to a golden brown topped with roasted
salsa and melted cheese. I enjoyed it, and the portions were quite good. Wall Street Cantinaisn’t the best choice for Mexican food downtown but I just needed a bite between chores The table next to me, several men were focused on their cell phones the
entire time I was there. People on cell phones ate a perfect subject to
sketch because they ate oblivious to the world around them as they focus
on their tiny screens.
Tin and Taco (40 W Washington St, Orlando, FL 32801) is a far better choice these days for Mexican food downtown, and it is just a few blocks away from Wall Street. Another decent choice is Gringos Locos ( 22 E Washington St, Orlando, FL 32801) which has the advantage of being open late at night. I recently ate a Lean Green Machine Burrito there that contained, chicken, guacamole, rice, lettice, pico, cheese, sour cream and salsa verde and it was quite good.
Mark Tour Calendar, every Tuesday is $2 Taco Tuesday at Wall Street Cantina in Wall Street Plaza (19 N. Orange Ave., Orlando , FL). The event includes $2 tacos, tequila shots, Cantinaritas and Corona and Corona Light beers. Tacos start flying from 2pm to 2am. I decided to do a sketch early in the day to surprise Terry who works downtown and loves Tacos. I figured I’d do a sketch and then call her at work to surprise her. Well the best laid plans go astray, when the sketch was finished I called only to find out she was out getting a massage in Maitland. I decided to order a second taco and keep working on the sketch.
As 5pm rolled around the place really started filling up. A group of white collar business men muscled up to the bar and grew louder. The waitress in a green T-shirt kept checking on my progress and she stoked my soda caffeine fix. The $2 Tacos are only available in beef, but they were good. I headed home at rush hour to get some work done on the Urban Sketcher’s guide which is almost finished.