Tikal Grill: Churasqueria for the common man
Sara and I were in Reidsville over the weekend and happened to see that someone had moved into the old Hardies by the (s)mall. The sign said "Latinos Tikal Grill Churasqueria and Antojitos". More important, it was open, and we decided to give it a try. I am very glad we did.
The atmosphere was about as best as it can be when you're working with an old Hardies. You walk into the front door to see the two buffet tables, the waitress took our drink orders and asked us to help ourselves to the buffet and our meat courses would be brought to us as they came off of the grill.
The food on the buffet was a mixture of vegetables, and other dishes that we learned were of Guatemalan origin. It was a Guatemalan family who opened the business only a month before and were working hard to make a go of it in of all places, Reidsville. I enjoyed everything on the all you can eat buffet I had. Then the first course from the grill arrived and I found heaven. Well, if not heaven, as close as you can get to it, on Scales street.
My concern was how they could pull off the food cost. When I think Churasqueria I think of gaucho's with huge skewers of fire grilled meats. The quality of the meat was exactly the same as that, but they defeated the possibility of waste by cooking a serving of each meat one at the time in a rotation, by the time you finished one, the next was delivered to your waiting plate. After the first round you could pick your new order having only those things you wanted more of. I ate a lot. The seasoning on the pork and beef in particular were mouth watering, so much so that I'm having to watch the drool as I type this. Everything was excellent, and there was the variety I crave.
Best part, our all you can eat lunch was only ten dollars. Dinner is twelve dollars. We talked to the owner who told us he wanted to allow people to have the whole Churasqueria experience with the red and green marker, and hot meats and seafoods brought right to your table, seasoned in the Guatamala way at a price that made it possible for the common person to enjoy. My only complaint is that working in Greensboro as I do, I can't have lunch there daily. For those with small appetites, they had a regular menu with regular plate meals for around six dollars each.
If you happen to find yourself in Reidsville, and have a taste for really good food, you've got to give Tikal Grill a taste. This is the best food I've ever had in Reidsville, and I am positive your mouth will thank you for your generosity by going there.
Tikal Grill
1519 Scales St.
Reidsville, NC 27320
(336) 342 3135 (Take out Available!)
Open daily 10am through 10pm.
