Juan M.
Yelp
First and foremost, ANY establishment that is HONEST and TRUSTWORTHY will FOREVER have my business! Went last night (10/25/25) at about 8 pm and got seated immediately. The Mrs. had to use the restroom and waitress came twice before she finally came back to the table.
Immediately realizing that she might be being a little too aggressive, the waitress quickly and kindly pointed to a button on the wall and informed us to hit it when we were ready to order. When we were ready, we ordered a machaca plate with beans, avocado and cheese, and a grilled shrimp and octopus plate with beans and rice,
The machaca was outstanding and was EXACTLY what I was looking for ever since my nephew in Rosarito made us the exact same type of machaca for breakfast one time.
Here in California, most people would recognize machaca when it's made scrambled with eggs and in a breakfast burrito. In this variation, the machaca is a little bit more on the moister side of the spectrum and is shredded, kind of like pulled pork, whereas the machaca in the plate I ate is a lot more drier (not in a bad way) if that is the right word to use, and this type of machaca was sautéed with onion , red/green bell pepper, and is probably tomato?
The other day, I tried finding it at a local Mexican meat market describing it the same way and I was told that it was called "cecina" and is dried kind of like beef jerky. If someone could please correct me and/or educate me on this subject matter, it would be greatly appreciated! Either way, I'm glad I found what I was looking for, without actually looking for it.
As far as the octopus and shrimp plate goes, both were well seasoned, the octopus was tender, and grilled to perfection, and even reheated well the next day, and didn't become rubbery or chewy.
Getting back to the part where I mentioned honesty and trustworthiness, early this morning I was shopping and could not find my debit card and realize that I might have left it at the restaurant. After checking my wallet, I discovered that it was missing so I decided to call the restaurant to see if they had it. They did!
For my own "warm and fuzzy" I checked my account balance and recent transactions and confirmed that no "funny business" had occurred with my card. Because of this, I will FOREVER be a fan of this restaurant, comforted in the fact that they do not steal from their customers, and I will continue to patronize this establishment any time we're back in Vegas again.
To sum up my experience, all I have to say is that any restaurant that uses Manteca (lard) instead of oil to refry their beans and uses the chicken stock from any chicken they've boiled to cook their rice with has a special place in my heart, and instead of letting this review go on and on, I will let the pictures speak for themselves.