Los Arroyos

It has been a long time since I have written a restaurant review. Part of that is that I am not eating in many restaurants these days.  Another is that I just haven't felt like writing anything.  However, this past week I went to the the outlet stores in Camarillo.  I needed a new pair of sneakers which I always buy at the Nike Store there.  It was the nicest day we had here in a long time and I was feeling like I really wanted to go out, something which I haven't done for a while.  After being quite successful with shopping, we were hungry.  I don't like the food court there and I am watching my food these days.  My sister likes a BBQ place in the old town of Camarillo but I didn't feel like BBQ.  We went to the new section of the outlet, near the Croc store, and there we saw Los Arroyos, a Mexican restaurant, one of my favorite ethnic foods.  I looked at the menu and felt I could eat there. 

The ambiance is decidedly Mexican with Mexican music playing as well.  The waitpeople were very helpful explaining that we ordered at the registers and the food and drinks would be delivered to our table.  BK and I decided to share a fajitas combo of chicken and steak, minus the green and red peppers and sour cream.  She also ordered a cup of meatball soup.  I had tropical iced tea as well.  BK liked her soup which was thick with meatballs and vegetables, including avacados.  Although there were Mexican spices, they were not overwhelming, just enough to give it a good flavor.  BK was concerned that there wouldn't be enough food for us to share but there was plenty.  The chicken and steak were both flavorful and tender.  It came with rice and black beans and we chose corn tortillas.  Because we asked not to have sour cream, we were given a double helping of guacamole which was excellent. The fajita combination cost $14.95. Both of us were very happy with our meal and now when I go to Camarillo for shoes, I will definitely return to Los Arroyos.