Restaurant review: Meet the new Delia’s — thank goodness, same as the old Delia’s

The Burrito California at Delia's in Dayton, Tenn., stuffs rice, black beans, choice of meat, chipotle sauce or sour cream and french fries into a flour tortilla. The Burrito California at Delia's in Dayton, Tenn., stuffs rice, black beans, choice of meat, chipotle sauce or sour cream and french fries into a flour tortilla.

By Alex Green March 31, 2016 6 min read

At Delia’s, the salsa is sweet with a hint of cilantro and delicious bits of tomato and onion. The chips are made from flour tortillas. Diners get a limitless supply with their meal.

If you go

› Where: Delia’s Mexican Restaurant, 8796 Rhea County Highway, Dayton, Tenn.› Phone: 423-570-1813.› Hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday.› Price range: $4 – $12.99.› Alcohol: Beer.

Listen, as a Dayton native, I know that new food is good food. But new-old food?

Yep, it stands up.

Delia’s is a great small-town food story. Started out of a tiny roadside trailer on Highway 27 between Dayton and Evensville, the Mexican restaurant has grown to be a favorite among locals – and that’s saying something, because there are a kajillion Mexican restaurants in town.

Recently, Delia’s moved. Granted, it was just across the highway into a much larger space, but sometimes it takes time for grease to jam up the exact same way, giving us the same old tastes we love when restaurants change location.