Ottawa Foodies

Here's my favourite Margarita recipe. This is for people who love tequila and lime... no slushy stuff!

* 2 oz Gold Tequila
* 1 oz Triple Sec or Cointreau
* Juice of half a lime
* Salt for rimming

1. Shake first three ingredients sharply with cracked ice.
2. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass rimmed with salt.

Really good margaritas. I prefer classic lime but strawberry is pretty tasty too.

Fresh squeeze limes, and a martini style, but icier--I wouldn't say "slushy" because that reminds me of mixes that you get from the LCBO (or Loblaws for that matter), but it has a thicker quality to it. And the tequila they use is smooth, not a great deal of afterburn.

Hope that helps. You may just have to try one to find out (pity I gave up alcohol until I lose twenty pounds)

Can you give us some more detail on what makes them the best? Do they use fresh squeezed limes or that green lifesaver syrup? Are they martini-style or slushy? I'm not putting my hand down unless I have more information! Thanks! ;-)

hands down, the best margaritas in town.

Quite possibly the best Margarita I've ever had (at Dow's Lake location).

The strawberry margarita I had there was terrible. I realize that it isn't their specialty, but the syrup they use doesn't taste anything like strawberries. It was watery instead of being thick and slushy. The food isn't great and it bothers me that the waitresses at the Bayshore location are snotty and look like they should be working as strippers. Makes me wonder what their hiring policies are.

I tried a Margarita here on "Margarita Day" and almost hurled. It was pure artificial lime flavour, much like eating a green lifesaver candy. YUCK YUCK YUCK!!! Not even a drop of real lime juice. I couldn't drink it. :-(