John Fuller
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I'm back after a little 2 month hiatus! For my return, I decided to go out and eat my favorite food of all time.. TACOS! This called for a stop at Deano's Grill & Tapworks located at 21st and Webb. Let me start off by saying, this was my first visit ever to Deano's and I want to kick myself in the ass for not visiting this establishment sooner. To say everything was beyond phenomenal, is an understatement. When eating out, I like to order soup when I can, and this corn chowder blew me away. I can't remember when I've tasted a soup this darn good. It's hard to explain the combination of flavors, but you could tell the butter in it stood out. I had to stop myself from eating it all, because I wanted to take a little home to try later. My Los Cabos Chicken Tacos were almost as good as the soup was. Had all the fixings. Onion, corn, black beans, and lettuce atop some decently tasting chicken. The sauce that came with the tacos was very unique and I wish I had the recipe for. There was the right amount of heat and possessed a flavor I've never tasted before. I couldn't get enough of that stuff either. Also with my tacos came shoestring onions, which is an uncommon side as far as most the restaurants I've visited. They would be wonderful on a burger. I think I saw on the menu that there is one that comes with those shoestring onions. All in all, I'd have to say Deano's is one of the best restaurants I've visited so far in Wichita. And when my tab was only $15 for everything, it just made my visit here that much sweeter.
A while back Deano's made my top 5 list. And I'll be honest, that was after only one stop there. After today, I think I'd bump it down to like 7th or 8th place. Not saying that's bad, pretty good considering I've reviewed around 50 restaurants. My early lunch consisted of the Santa Fe Chicken and I subbed the rice pilaf with a side of mac and cheese at the suggestion of the waitress. It wasn't a bad idea. That mac was full of cheesy goodness with some fresh cheese and a little garlic flavoring sprinkled in. The Santa Fe Chicken however was a little dry. Though it was charbroiled almost perfectly. So kind of a conundrum. Probably because it was butterflied. I really did enjoy the black bean salsa atop, which had some 🔥 from the jalapeno, but was a little on the cold side as the waitress mentioned. I also liked my vegetables because of the slight butter flavor to them, but tasted heated up and not steamed. So when I said I'd put Deano's at a 7 or 8 in my top 5 list, it could actually be a little lower, but those tacos I had last time blew me away.