A Mariachi Band may sound like a cool idea, but in actuality, it's not. Well, at least for me it wasn't last night.

I went to dinner with a friend last night to the El Arroyo Mexican Restaurant off I-24 at Old Hickory Blvd in Antioch. I'd been there before. The food and the atmosphere was always nice.

Little did I know that they have a Mariachi Band there on Friday nights. Under Certain circumstances that would've been neat. However, I really wanted to have a nice quiet dinner with my friend, so we could talk.

The restaurant's big, but we were seated right next to where they were playing. So, for the first 20-30 minutes we were there, we were having to converse over this band. Ordering our food was interesting.

After that it was very pleasant there. I had the Queen Tilapia with rice. They cook up a whole fish and serve it up on a platter. It had a really neat flavor to it. My friend who is a much pickier eater, opted for the Taco Salad with only meat and cheese. I felt bad and offered one of my tortillas.

I'll probably go back, but with my nieces. They're five years and 18 months and would get a kick out of that. I'm babysitting the 18 month old tonight and am looking forward to a rousing night of peekaboo!

Yeah, I may love motorcycles and hot chicks, but my family means the world to me. Any time I get to spend with them is golden!

A Mariachi Band may sound like a cool idea, but in actuality, it's not. Well, at least for me it wasn't last night.

I went to dinner with a friend last night to the El Arroyo Mexican Restaurant off I-24 at Old Hickory Blvd in Antioch. I'd been there before. The food and the atmosphere was always nice.

Little did I know that they have a Mariachi Band there on Friday nights. Under Certain circumstances that would've been neat. However, I really wanted to have a nice quiet dinner with my friend, so we could talk.

The restaurant's big, but we were seated right next to where they were playing. So, for the first 20-30 minutes we were there, we were having to converse over this band. Ordering our food was interesting.

After that it was very pleasant there. I had the Queen Tilapia with rice. They cook up a whole fish and serve it up on a platter. It had a really neat flavor to it. My friend who is a much pickier eater, opted for the Taco Salad with only meat and cheese. I felt bad and offered one of my tortillas.

I'll probably go back, but with my nieces. They're five years and 18 months and would get a kick out of that. I'm babysitting the 18 month old tonight and am looking forward to a rousing night of peekaboo!

Yeah, I may love motorcycles and hot chicks, but my family means the world to me. Any time I get to spend with them is golden!