The phrase "a queso" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used in informal contexts, often in reference to cheese, particularly in culinary discussions or menus.
Example: "I would like to order a queso dip for the table."
Alternatives: "a cheese dish" or "a cheese sauce".
On the cashier's recommendation, I pair a taco de bistec (charbroiled steak) with a queso de cazuela (a heavenly cheese baked in tomato sauce).
It's easier not to like two spots that go queso a queso on opposite sides of Broadway at 51st Street: Mars 2112 and Ellen's Stardust Diner.
So order a queso fundito ($6.50), a bowl of molten cheese with chorizo; stay away from the overly sweet gorditas with Berkshire pork ($7); and watch the soccer games playing on the flat screens above the bar.
Best of all, they come with a queso dipping sauce — the kind of highly processed cheese that will stir up memories of elementary school cafeteria nacho day for a certain generation.
Another evening we began with a queso dip (Monterey jack and Cheddar cheeses with chipotle for a nippy bite), served with crisp flour tortilla ribbons; grilled shrimp (piping hot and not overcooked); and tangy hummus with a black bean relish, all of which did the job of perking up our appetites.
This cocktail is basically a bacon bloody Mary with a queso and crumbled tortilla chip rim.
A party isn't worth its salt if there's no dip, whether it's cheese fondue at an upscale get-together or chili cheese dog dip at a football party where your buddies paint their bare chests and hurl their bodies down a queso-covered Slip 'N Slide.
At the end of the day, you want someone who's just as giddy about life's big plans (a 10-year goal to buy a home, for instance) as they are about the little, but no less exciting, plans you have together (date night or a queso-and-breakfast-taco-filled weekend trip with friends).
The sauces on the side make it a party: a creamy queso-fresco concoction, a rich rocoto-chili crema, and a green aji-pepper sauce for a tiny bit of heat.
The classic is either a white queso with jalapeños, or a yellow queso with Ro-tel — yes, the can of diced tomatoes and green chiles.
The Petit Basque would be broiled into bubbling liquidity atop a bed of caramelized onions, melted leeks and slices of chorizo, something like a Mexican queso fundido, or the decapitated head of a French onion soup.
