Tim and I wanted to have dinner out last night (Friday night), at a new place that has just opened near our house – the Alumni House. We went and found the parking lot packed, and a line just to go put your name on the list. It’s a sports bar kind of place, but it seemed unusually smoky to us, just walking in the front door. We’ve gotten sort of spoiled with all of the smoke-free restaurants (that’s the policy for Madison) and really don’t enjoy dining in places that are smoky.
Anyway, we decided to go up to Madison and either try the new Nagoya Japanese place or the new Mexican place next door, Papito’s. Obviously (based on the name of this entry!), we tried Papitos. We had to wait about 20 minutes for a table, but it was well worth the wait. 🙂 We realized after looking at the menu in the waiting area that the menu seemed identical to a great Mexican restaurant we like called Margaritas. Then, a waiter walked by with a Margaritas apron on, so we assume this new place is owned by the same people. The food was delicious and the guacamole was great. The portions were huge, so we ended up both bringing food home in a to-go box.
There have been 4 Mexican restaurants open in Madison in the past couple of years. We can now say that we have tried them all, and that Papitos’ ranks #1 on our list. In case anyone cares! 
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