Mamasitas Restaurant Bennet, Ne

When I first moved to Lincoln, Ne in 1998 after getting out of the Marines, I remember making the mental note that there are no good Mexican restaurants in the whole city, none what so ever. There have been some that have sprouted up since then like DeLeons, Los Margaritas, no others come to mind but I think there may be one or two more. One of my friends, Brian, had suggested Mamasitas which is in the very small village of Bennet, Nebraska which is located about fifteen minutes from southeast Lincoln. If you leave Lincoln eastbound on Hwy 2, take Hwy 43 south towards Bennet and, really, you can't miss it.
Me, my wife and four kids arrived at Mamasitas at about 7:00 pm last Friday night, The place was busy, but we got our seats right away without reservation. We were immediately served chips and salsa. The chips weren't the usual corn tortillas cut to triangles like most wanna-be Mexican apps, but very tasty flour-base fried chips which are better than most places I've been to. The salsa had natural garden taste with deep red tomato chunks and just a little kick. I think this was maybe my third visit here and had to order my usual and the most popular plate, beef enchiladas.
The wait was a little longer than I would have like, however when the warm plate arrived in front of me, I was once again thrilled with the perfect blend of mexican spices in the ground beef rolled into a flour tortilla, covered with gravy and a generous topping of (sharp cheddar?) cheese. The side of Spanish rice was a perfect blend, I declined the sour cream, but did add the guacamole. On a good day I can tackle at least a half dozen of these, but Mamasita's makes theirs just plump enough for me to call it good with their two enchiladas. Top it off with with a couple- maybe three Tecates, Coronas, or Negra Modelos (all three available at Mamasitas) and you have very tasty dinner at a decent price.

pros- Amazing food at a great price

cons- Out of the way unless you live in Southeast Lincoln or close to Bennet.

Good day