text: My husband and I stopped at Las Velas early on Sunday afternoon We ran the Great Race that morning and had to celebrate by feeding our ravenous stomachs I have been looking for a good traditional Mexican restaurant ever since my old favoriteNopalitos in Latrobechanged to baronly food This place hit the spotnnThe place was pretty bare with only a few other couples eating We sat towards the front of the restaurant by the windows overlooking Market Square Such a pretty view nnWe immediately ordered the chips and queso and attached them as soon as the waitress set them on the table OMG were they heavenly I am not above licking any bowl clean and the bowl of queso was no exceptionnnI ordered the Puerco en mole poblano and I received two heaping plates of pork smothered in a heavenly molue rojo sauce pico de gallo beans lettuce and guacamole After gorging myself on chips and cheese I was worried I would not be able to enjoy a lot of my meal but I downed three tortillas with ease I was still left with a TON of food so I took it home There was no way I was leaving it nnMy husband ordered the Alambres Carne which had the most amazing pork and cheese Even though I was about to explode I could not stop picking it off his platennThe food was incredible and very authentic The service was pretty good expect it took a long time to get our food I like to think it was because they were actually making everything rather than heating some frozen mixture up But the wait aside it was a fantastic meal and I highly recommend it Definitely get the chips and queso