We visited Cañon Grill on a rare day when my older two children were involved in a school activity, so it was just three of us– my husband, my toddler, and myself– for lunch. My toddler was already a little worn out from playing at the park, even though it was an early lunch. He entered the restaurant crying, “I don’t want to eat here” and left saying, “I like this place.” That’s always a good sign.

We sat at a booth after the host first tried to sit us at a table for two with a high chair (my toddler would have none of that). The booth was inset in the wall, old-style, which turned out to be a good thing because my toddler didn’t really bother the other diners.

We instantly made the mistake of ordering cheese dip and salsa without looking at the menu to see that they were EACH almost $5. Whoops. I naturally assumed that salsa was included with the cheese dip– otherwise I wouldn’t have ordered it. It was homemade and fresh, though, and very good. The cheese dip was white cheese and very mild, so my toddler eventually gobbled it up. Both bowls were HUGE, and they let us take our leftovers home.

My husband and I both ordered Mexican food. He had cheese enchiladas, and I had crispy tacos with queso. I think my tacos were better than his enchiladas, although he said the enchiladas were authentically Mexican. My crispy tacos were actually a flour tortilla that they had shaped and fried, so it tasted kind of like a taco salad shell. It was very good and unexpected. It also came with sour cream and white queso.

Ironically, my toddler did not order Mexican food. He wanted spaghetti. Spaghetti with marinara sauce was not on the menu, but spaghetti with butter sauce was. He didn’t want the butter sauce at first, so they brought it on the side. Eventually, he poured it on his noodles and ate most of it.

The restaurant was full but not crowded when we arrived at 11:15, but by the time we left at noon, a line had formed at the door. If we had not ordered both dips, it would have been reasonably priced, and we will probably visit again.