Moe's Southwest Grill is an American "fast casual" restaurant franchised by Raving Brands in the style of Tex-Mex or Fresh Mex. The restaurant is characterized by warm colors, music from dead rock stars, freshly prepared food and bizarre meal names (see below). Patrons are greeted by employees shouting "Welcome to Moe's!" when they enter. Moe's started with 2 locations in 2001. Currently, there are 200 locations in operation in 35 states with 800 more franchise deals signed and awaiting construction.

Menu

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Burritos

• Homewrecker
• Joey Bag of Donuts - From My Cousin Vinny
• Triple Lindy - From Back to School
• Art Vandalay - From Seinfeld

Quesadillas

• John Coctostan - From Fletch
• Sherman Klump - From The Nutty Professor
• I Said Posse - From a dirty joke

Tacos

• Full Monty - From the movie of the same name
• Other Lewinsky - Referring to Elizabeth Gracen
• Ugly Naked Guy - From Friends
• Fish Taco

Fajitas

• Alfredo Garcia - From Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia; also from a line in Fletch where Chevy Chase asks the nurse to "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia"
• Fat Sam - From Fletch

Nachos

• Billy Barou - From Caddyshack
• Ruprict - From Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Salads

• Pinky Tuscadero - From Happy Days
• Close Talker - From Seinfeld

Kid's meals

• Moo Moo Mr. Cow (burrito)
• Puff the Magic Dragon (taco) - From the song or movie of the same name
• Mini-Me - (quesadilla) From The Spy Who Shagged Me

Other Meal Choices

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To order, patrons of Moe's start at one end of a long counter, and tell the person preparing their meal what they want on it as they go along.

Choices:

• Rice
• Black beans or Pinto beans
• Chicken, steak, ground beef, fish, or tofu
• Salsa, Cheese and Lettuce.

Sour Cream, Guacamole are free on some dishes and extra on others. Cilantro, Tomatoes, Jalapenos (pickled or fresh-chopped), Onions, Black Olives and Cucumbers are available at no extra charge.

Tortilla Chips

All items are served with tri-color tortilla chips and some come with a small cup of salsa and sour cream. Several types of salsa are available at a self-serve area in varying spice intensities.

Queso Dip

Another popular side item is the queso dip. It consists of melted cheese, peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Like all other side items it can be ordered in three sizes: side, cup, and bowl. Each order of queso comes with tortilla chips for dipping.

Salsa

Salsa is available at a self-serve area. They include:

• Moe's Rock and Roll (Medium)
• Moe's Hard Rock (Hot)
• Who Is Kaiser? Salsa (A chunky salsa) from The Usual Suspects.
• Tomatilla Sauce
• El Guapo's IN-Famous Salsa (A thinner salsa) from ¡Three Amigos!.

Dead Rock Stars

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The Music

According to the Official website Moe's Official Web Site, "Moe wanted to pay tribute to his heroes who have passed on and would never have a chance to taste his food." Because of that, the music played at his restaurant either is a band with a deceased member, or a solo act that passed on. Some examples include: The Beatles and Elvis.

The Wall Hangings

Up until sometime in 2005, all of the wall hangings were paintings of dead rock stars depicting many of the same artists that patrons can hear playing over the music system. Several of the artists' estates objected to the display of these paintings without proper permission. The paintings were all replaced with ones of various menu items such as nachos, burritos, and quesadillas accompanied by clever sayings running along the border.

External links

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Fast casual restaurants