Review: This new restaurant in Fairview Park, Ohio offers great food

Fajitas with chickenPhoto bythe author

FAIRVIEW PARK, OH - Padrino's - which is located inside Westgate Shopping Center at 3120 Westgate Mall Dr - is a pretty new place; the new restaurant opened a few months ago. The other day, I was really craving fajitas, so I decided to give the new Fairview Park establishment a try.

I came into the restaurant on a late Monday afternoon, so it was quiet. For my late lunch, I ordered horchata ($3.79) and fajitas with chicken ($20.99). The horchata was a refreshing, sweet beverage that was heavy on the cinnamon and perfect for the muggy summer day.

My fajitas came out on a sizzling platter, which came with red peppers, green peppers, onions, mushrooms, and a good amount of chicken. The meal also came with 4 warmed up corn tortillas that were made in-house, a spicy orange salsa, Mexican rice, refried beans in a little crispy taco bowl shell, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, and pico de gallo.

The fajitas were delicious. The vegetables had a nice caramelization on them, and the chicken was juicy and lightly spiced. I also enjoyed the rice (which was soft, fluffy, and seasoned nicely) as well as the fresh guacamole and pico de gallo. The refried beans were kind of bland, but they weren't bad, and since I was hungry, I nonetheless devoured them. The salsa was tasty and had some heat (my wimpy taste-buds were struggling). It was a good amount of food, and I was full from the meal.

Still, I had a little room for dessert, so I ordered a slice of tres leches cake ($5.99). The cake had a pleasing presentation and was topped with sliced fresh strawberries. It was moist, soaked in sweet milk, and utterly scrumptious.

Tres leches cakePhoto bythe author

All in all, Padrino's is a great new addition to Westgate, and if you're looking for a filling meal after a long day of shopping at the mall, you can't go wrong with it. Note - if you pay for your meal with a credit card, it does come with a 3.8% fee.

If you want to check out the restaurant for yourself, you can find it at 3120 Westgate Mall Dr, Fairview Park, OH 44126.

Padrino's is open 7 days a week, Sunday to Thursday from 11 AM to 10 PM and Friday to Saturday from 11 AM to 12 AM.