Recently opened Agave Mexican Cuisine is located on State Street in Orem but diners could be forgiven for momentarily thinking they were in Texas — as everything seems way bigger there.

For example, we’re not sure we’ve ever encountered larger menus. Once the food started arriving, we noticed that not only were the portions a healthy size, but a couple dishes — the Mole Poblano and the Combo Appetizer in particular — came on some of the biggest plates we have ever eaten from. In fact, they reminded us of small manhole covers.

Which is to say that you should definitely come with a healthy appetite because Agave Mexican Cuisine will tax your ability to finish everything on your plate — in a good way. Consider it a challenge (one we couldn’t compete with as we carried out four to-go boxes during our recent Friday night visit).

Agave Mexican Cuisine has taken up residence in the building most recently occupied by D Boys BBQ & Grill. The interior has been redecorated, naturally, to fit the Mexican cuisine theme. The interior features yellow and rust paint schemes, with some Spanish tiling and Mexican-style paintings and figurines on the walls. One thing we enjoyed was that each table top contained brightly colored farm and village scenes, which was a cool addition. Chair backs also contained similar colored themes featuring toucans, flamingos, horses and caballeros.

We received a complimentary container of chips at our table, along with salsa and a cole slaw-type pico de gallo, which we really enjoyed. While trying to figure out our order, we were curious about the two different styles of mole that were offered — one which our waiter described as being sweeter and the other having more of a poblano taste. When we still hesitated to choose one or the other, he offered to bring samples to our table. Both samples were great, but we ended up opting for the poblano-style offering with our order of Mole Poblano — which featured chicken strips cooked and covered in a delicious mole sauce. The sauce combo contains chile guajillo, chiles mulatos, chocolate and other spices, and sesame seeds. We really enjoyed this dish, which also came with the standard rice (albeit spiced up with peas, corn and onions), refried beans and three warm flour tortillas.

The Combo Appetizer was also a huge hit. It included four quesadilla triangles, two taquitos sliced in halves and a section of nachos. It came accompanied with guacamole and sour cream, and everything tasted good. I even enjoyed sprucing things up a tad by dipping the nachos in some of the leftover mole samples.

My wife loves Mexican food, but prefers to keep things simple when it comes to her orders. Chicken enchiladas are her go-to menu option, but she really went out on a limb this time by daring to opt for a Classic Burrito with chicken. It was stuffed quite full, and she gave it a hearty endorsement.

The selection at Agave Mexican Cuisine is quite extensive. (Perhaps the actual menu needs to be so large to include everything?) Besides all the standards (burritos, enchiladas, tostadas, fajitas and every combination thereof) there are quite a few specialties (such as Molcajete for Two) and an ample seafood menu as well.

For dessert, we couldn’t help but try the fried ice cream. Keeping up with everything else we’d tried on our visit, the dessert came with a huge mound of fried ice cream, augmented with a cherry, whipped cream and caramel sauce. The whole thing sat in a deep-fried tortilla shell dusted with cinnamon and sugar. It took three of us to finish it off.

Agave Mexican Cuisine is a bit upscale in menu and price compared to most local Mexican offerings, but you get a lot for your money — as our four to-go boxes could attest.

Agave Mexican Cuisine

Where: 294 N. State St., Orem

Hours: 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 8:30 p.m. Sunday

Prices: $5.50-$21.00

Info: (801) 221-3773, agavefamily.com