Hill Top Mexican Grill
A Sunday stop at Hill Top Mexican Grill for arroz con pollo, carnitas street tacos, and Cokes when it was the only place open in the area.
Photo credit: Photo by Dan Denney
Sunday in a small mountain town has a way of narrowing your options for you. Doors are locked, kitchens are dark, and suddenly the question isn’t what sounds good, it’s what the hell is actually open. Hill Top Mexican Grill was the answer, apparently the lone survivor feeding hungry people in the area.
Fortunately, it wasn’t merely the available option. It was genuinely very good. Arroz con pollo brought the full comfort-food treatment, warm rice, chicken, and enough richness to make the plate disappear faster than intended. Carnitas street tacos kept things simpler, letting the pork do the work. Cold Cokes alongside both, because sometimes that sharp hit of carbonation and sugar is exactly what Mexican food calls for.
There’s something especially satisfying about stumbling into a meal like this. Expectations start at “please be open,” and somewhere between the first taco and the last sip of Coke, you realize you would happily come back even if you had twenty other choices.