But first orchestra conductor, Lorraine Marks, says her pick is a perfect melody of rich culture, authentic flavors.

It's a happy-go-lucky spot where you'll make new friends and dance the night away.

Get ready for an end of dinner celebration at this festive spot.

It's located in Fort Lauderdale and it's called Casa Frida.

Hi, my name is Victor Bocos, and I'm the co-owner of Casa Frida Mexican Cuisine.

My wife and myself, we decide to open Casa Frida to bring the authentic Mexican cuisine to Florida, and at the same time to be able to eat our food.

Mexican cuisine is one of the oldest cuisines in the world, and is compared to some of the most traditional cuisines from Europe.

It's complex, rich, and it has a lot of diversity.

What we do here, we do a combination of traditional, authentic Mexican dishes and at the same time we do people's favorite dishes.

We do dishes from the north, from the south, from different states of Mexico.

So people get the opportunity to try different flavors and what the real Mexican cuisine is.

The decoration here is inspired in Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.

Casa Frida Mexico Cuisine is the food of Mexico.

So what do people expect when they walk in to Casa Frida?

A celebration.

It's so beautiful inside.

Is it?

Everything is decorated, the ceilings, the walls.

Even as you come into the parking lot, there's a picture of Frida Kahlo right there on one of the walls.

You really feel so festive when you come in there.

One of the most fun parts of the restaurant is when they take out the hats and everybody dances around.

It's really a lot fun.

[Michelle] What do they do with the hats?

Well, they have a certain part of the evening where they play all kinds of music videos Okay.

from all kinds of Spanish backgrounds in Mexico.

And they give everybody a hat.

And we all kind of, like, get festive.

Oh, and they give you drinks!

Did everybody put on a hat?

No, but I was wondering where the hats were.

Like I was with my friend, I was like, "I wanted one of these hats."

But like, they had a few people [Michelle] Did they not pop out when you No, when I was there, there were people, they had hats on.

Like, there were party people, there was a bunch of parties.

Everybody had a hat on.

It was really cool, actually.

And they did the music thing.

It was really fun.

Yeah.

[Michelle] So how did it feel when you arrived?

What did you think?

It was amazing.

Like it was probably, I agree with you.

Like, it was totally like cultural.

They had, like, all the nice paintings on the wall.

It felt like I was literally like in, like, a little Mexico type of restaurant.

Like, I literally felt like I was in Mexico City for dinner.

Yeah, I had a dish that they used to bury in the ground.

Barbacoa de Borrego.

Yes.

Yeah, which I've made before.

Oh, it was so delicious.

Everything was so tender, and just almost melted in your mouth.

[Michelle] Did they serve it in taco style?

[Lorraine] Yes, they did.

It was really great.

I've never had anything like that.

[Michelle] Barbacoa's really yummy.

It takes a long time to make.

[Lorraine] Yes, I could really appreciate all the flavors.

As you taste it, it's just texture of it was just so soft and almost melted in your mouth.

It was that good.

Right.

So what else did you have for dinner?

We had friends together, so we kind of tasted each other's food.

And dessert you said?

Yes.

We had Churros.

Yeah.

Oh gosh, they were so delicious.

The Mexican donut.

Really soft.

Really soft and warm.

[Michelle] Were they filled with anything or just [Lorraine] No, actually they had delicious ice cream on the side and dulce de leche finishing to it.

[Michelle] Dulce de leche.

So was that to scoop into or?

[Lorraine] Yeah, dip it.

Dip it in there.

It's like caramel, right?

Yeah, delicious.

It was really so, like, delicious.

You could tell that it was just freshly baked.

What else did you have that was savory?

Because I know you had the pork belly.

Pork bellies.

We had a supreme fajitas, which had chicken, shrimp, and steak and it came hot.

[Michelle] You had queso fundido.

[Larry] Yeah.

How was that?

That was really good.

Yeah, I remember it [Michelle] Did it have chorizo in it?

They usually have chorizo in it.

[Larry] Is that, like, the seasoning?

[Michelle] It's sausage.

Oh, yeah.

It had the sausage on it.

Okay.

But it was so good.

You know, you take it out on the taco and you dip it into it.

Really good.

[Lorraine] We had some interesting guacamole that had mango on it.

Oh, really?

I never had that before.

It had kind of, like, fruit in mixed into it.

It was very good.

Kind of tropical.

Yeah.

And how about you?

Tell me Alec, you haven't talked to me about food yet.

What did you have that night?

Well, I probably had, it was my favorite actually, of the meals, I'd say.

It was a tour of Mexico, something like that.

A tour of Mexico?

Yeah, tour of Mexico.

So yeah, they had, it was, like, one of the specialties they had.

It was like a lamb, pork and something else.

[Michelle] Were they tacos or were they [Alec] No, it was like they had meat, and then they gave you tortillas on the side.

So if you wanted to make your own tacos.

To make your own tacos.

Yeah, so you could do that.

But the flavor was outstanding.

It was, like, really rich in flavor.

Was there one that you liked the best?

It was probably the pork that was the best one.

And they had, like, a stuffed bell pepper with, like, a Chihuahua cheese they said.

So it was really good.

Yeah, Chihuahua.

[Alec] So the whole thing was really good.

And here's my favorite part about the dish, actually.

They had, like, a little pot of soup of, like, a lamb soup on the side.

That was amazing.

Oh, a broth?

[Alec] It was a broth, yeah.

Oh, I love, it's like a chaser.

Yeah, it was like a chaser.

Yeah.

It was probably the best soup I've ever had.

So I really liked that.

Oh, I love that.

Yeah.

And then for dessert I had the Kahlua flan.

That was really good.

I always love flan, so that was my go-to.

That sounds delicious.

Yeah, it was really good.

Sounds rich.

It was really rich.

It was really tasty and it left me smiling.

So, what can I say?

Any cocktails for you?

[Alec] Yeah, I had this strawberry margarita actually.

Oh, you did as well?

Yeah, I had that too.

They were good.

All three of you had that?

I love that.

Wasn't it strawberry pineapple?

I actually don't know.

Yeah, I think it was strawberry pineapple.

Margarita?

It was so good.

Oh, it was so good.

We had it in a pitcher.

It was a pretty big serving, too.

Yeah, I'll say.

It's delicious.

Yeah, it was a good size.

It was a little strong for me.

I don't really drink that often, but it was pretty good.

I liked it.

Which is why you don't remember the pineapple.

Yeah, that's probably, that's exactly why, actually.

How were the portions of the food?

Portions were nice.

They were big.

Plenty of food for my wife and I.

We went there, we shared two meals.

Plenty.

Great.

And prices?

The price was good.

For the amount of food that you get, and the price, and the quality, I don't think you could really beat that.

I mean, I shared it with a friend and it was amazing.

Okay.

Lorraine, Casa Frida was your choice.

Yes.

Sum it up for me.

I just love it so much.

I recommend it to anybody that would like to have a evening of fun out and great food.

Terrific atmosphere and a memorable time.

[Michelle] Alec?

I'd say it was pretty good.

Like one word, straight bussin', for all my linguistic friends out there.

I like that.

Yeah.

Larry?

Definitely be going back, an enjoyable place, and we like it.

You can bring your appetite and dance shoes to Casa Frida, located at 5441 North Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale.

They are open for lunch and dinner Monday to Thursday, and for breakfast, lunch, and dinner Friday to Sunday.

Yum, chilaquiles.

Reservations are accepted, where the average price for dinner without drinks is about $50.