• Phone: 785-832-1545
• Price range: $3 - $11
• Cuisine:
• Number of vegetarian dishes: 10
• Number of TVs: 1

Description

Cielito Lindo lays claim to not only the potentially best dining environment in town, but also the best dish in town for lovers of el sabor mexicano.

Pollo Fundido.

Anyone who likes Mexcian and isn't a vegetarian yet hasn't tried this dish is missing out on one of this town's treasures. Few flavor combinations can compare to this hearty, lustful offering. Super tender chicken breasts (you could cut them with a cheap plastic fork) are smothered with thick, real cheese and loaded with spicy chorizo. It's simply decadent. Words cannot do this dish justice.

But the redeeming qualities of Cielito Lindo do not end at Pollo Fundido. The restaurant's name-taken from the traditional Spanish folk song, meaning "pretty little sky"-is quite appropriate for this space. The environment is striking, built around a central atrium with broad windows at the top-it's unlike anything else in town, or within 50 miles of town for that matter. Regrettably the owners renovated the central dining area with a tasteless roofed structure but, overlooking that, the rest of the space is glorious.

The service <em>can be</em> spotty, but generally the servers are helpful, attentive, and friendly. It's somewhat mystifying, but the restaurant is often virtually empty-this could be the result of a few particularly bland dishes on the menu (the enchiladas come to mind), which may have made an irreversible first impression on some customers. With even one staple dish being so egregiously neglected, the prospect of an otherwise fabulous joint closing prematurely becomes real and scary for anyone who appreciates quality and variety in their Mexican dining options.

Banquets, parties and private dinners are available.

• Locally owned? Yes
• Outdoor seating? Yes
• Reservations accepted? Yes
• Call-aheads accepted? Yes
• Kids menu? Yes
• Party room? Yes
• Occasional live music? Yes
• Accepts Rock Chalk Meal Plan? No
• Delivery? No
• Buffet? No

Business hours

Kitchen hours

Open 24 hours