Molé With Enchiladas And Chicken @ El Paso Mexican Grill
El Paso is a new chain of Mexican places headquartered in Florida, but with most of its locations in Louisiana. Two of them are in the New Orleans area. This one recently took over the former Macaroni Grill in Mandeville, and with a few intentionally beat-up touches looks about the same. The menus at both this restaurant and the one in Metairie are about the same, except that that Mandeville branch has a more ambitious menu that includes--heavens be praised!--chicken with molé poblano. The legendary sauce is a thick, dark-brown concoction made from peppers, sesame, and bitter chocolate. It doesn't sound right, but this is one of the best sauces in the world. I'm neither exaggerating nor kidding. Molé shows up only rarely in the city's Mexican restaurants, and this version is as good as it gets. 3410 Highway 190
