Mexican Wave: Since, uh, 1988
M-dawg and I decided to check out Charlie’s, the oldest bar in town, but since it was closed for renovations, we visited another “old timer” in Beijing - Mexican Wave. Home of the Beijing Hash, it is fairly comfy with some interesting wall murals, though the fish tank in the back room seems out of place. Even though it was a Wednesday night, the place was pretty busy.
Our burritos (RMB30) were quickly delivered. Mine was lukewarm and a bit bland in contrast with the salsa that left my mouth burning. On the positive side, it was, um, filling. The trademark Mexican Wave beer was sold out, so we settled for Qingdao. They were, um, filling too. What else can you say about the place? M-Dawg marveled at how it had been around since 1988: “It demonstrates staying power and has miraculously avoided being chai’d.”
(Note: Major downsides included the eight-point, all-cap font in the menu (it looks better than it reads) and waiters continually slamming the kitchen door as they came out to deliver food.)
(From Beijing Boyce IX, first emailed on January 26, 2006)
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