With the sauce-making and chicken-shredding and finger-scalding, making good enchiladas at home is a pain in the ass, and sometimes ordering them can be just as tough.

Last night during a dinner out I took a look at Palo Alto Sol’s offerings and considered their enchilada-including Combinaciones, each containing two items and all available for $13.00:

6. two chiles rellenos
7. two enchiladas
8. two tacos
9. two tostadas
10. two quesadillas
11. enchilada, relleno
12. taco, relleno
13. tostada, relleno
14. quesadilla, relleno
15. enchilada, taco
16. enchilada, tostada
17. enchilada, quesadilla
18. taco, tostada
19. taco, quesadilla
20. tostada, quesadilla

That’s right, instead of just saying “Combinaciones: $13.00. Pick Two:” and making a list that included just five items:

1. chile rellenos
2. enchilada
3. taco
4. tostada
5. quesadilla

They listed out every combination available. It makes me wonder what other menus out there can be modularized.

And if you’re at all curious, I had the frijoles con chorizo.