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Molcajete is a favorite item on the menu of Mi Jalisko Grill, on Freedom Blvd., Provo. It's a sauteed dish of shrimp, beef, onions, spanish peppers and green peppers for $12.99. April 26, 2010 KRISTIN HEINICHEN/Daily Herald

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Chicken Fajitas is a popular dish on the menu of Mi Jalisko Grill, on Freedom Blvd., Provo. It comes with rice, beans, guacamole and sour cream for $12.99. April 26, 2010 KRISTIN HEINICHEN/Daily Herald

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When converting a pool hall lounge into a Mexican restaurant, from where do you take your cues?

Really, when was the last time anyone tried that? As it turns out, the remodel at Ozz in Provo to include Mi Jalisco Grill is a success. The two are separate entities with separate entrances, though not all connections are lost. You can get one free hour of pool with any lunchtime purchase of a combo meal.

Mi Jalisco Grill has the familiar stockpile of Mexican dishes: tacos, enchiladas, burritos, tostadas, tamales, taquitos, and so forth. But we did notice something slightly unusual: shrimp fajitas.

The shrimp were nice and plump, and well-seasoned with just enough spice for you to notice it. The flavors mixed well and actually brought out the best of the shrimp’s subtle flavor, rather than overpowering it. But perhaps what we liked best was the shrimp-to-other-stuff ratio. At Mi Jalisco, there’s no fluffing up the pile of fajitas with endless slices of onion and pepper. The dish just needs to be served with more than a couple of tortillas.

The enchiladas were drenched in cheese and a tasty sauce. Actually, most everything was drenched in cheese and a tasty sauce. We had to dig a little to discover which was the tamale and which was the enchilada. (We could tell the chile relleno, also smothered, by its stem.) We preferred the shredded chicken in our taquitos to the shredded beef in our enchilada, but both passed muster.

Whatever you order, be sure to have a bowl of the guacamole. Your meal begins with a basket of chips and some mild salsa, heavy on the cilantro. It was tasty enough, but we completely forgot about it when our order of guacamole came. It’s packed with tomatoes, onions, cilantro and more, and it’s wonderfully chunky. The flavor is excellent too, and we ended up putting the guacamole on almost everything else we ordered.

Both combination plates and other main dishes such as the fajitas are served with sides of rice and beans, and if you add a drink you’re looking at about $9 to $12 for the meal. Fair enough, especially if you have time for an hour of pool afterward.