Clayton J.
Yelp
The last few weeks, I have had Mexican food at least 5 days a week. I love Mexican food and try to check out new places as soon as possible. Ironically, we passed this place last week on our way to another Mexican restaurant, so a subtle reminder that any restaurant could be right underneath your nose without you knowing.
Without a solid website, it's hard to tell what's going on here. We wanted to try happy hour, but no details were online, so we had to call for hours and just assumed they served food. They did, they had a limited menu, and we tried a few items. First we had Chips and Salsa, At $7, it was overpriced, especially when the portion was small, but I will say, the chips were served hot and that is something I have only seen a couple of times in my entire life. The salsa was flavorful and had bite, so it's clear these people are making authentic recipes. We also had the Taquitos. The 4 small pieces equaled the size of what I would consider a single taquito, but it was an A+ on flavor. I'll also say, at $7.50, it's not a deal, just a much smaller portion of a menu item. Last, we also had the chicken street tacos. Decent but not as much flavor as I expected. Honestly, I wouldn't do it again.
One issue that remains is the rice, I would love to return for a full meal, but the rice appears to be infested with peas, carrots and other veggies. I hate this and I think there is a reason most restaurants don't do this. If we do return, we'll ask about the rice. Everyone else dining while we were there had happy hour items as well, so we couldn't see rice coming out of the kitchen.
I'd give the food a solid A, however price and portion are both a D. Service was friendly, but very slow. Our server flat out disappeared, and we didn't see him for more than 10 minutes and what's worse is we were his only customer. There were two servers and two tables, by the time we left more people showed up, but even then, it was 4 tables. No excuse for the service not to be more attentive.
Ill be honest, based on this, we didn't tip well. You have to provide service and the same way some hand out 5-star reviews, we tip based on service and this place came up short. No one was rude, they just acted like they didn't care we were there.
I think you will find something on the menu you really love, but if you consider price and portion, you will certainly question why the portion was so small or why you are paying $7 for a starter everyone gives you for free.
The website says parking is validated. There is a public garage across the street,but we parked on the street which was complete luck. You may want to call ahead about parking. I assume that is the garage you use, but the website doesn't have details and we didn't ask the person we spoke with when we called ahead, because they appeared to struggle with English.
Improve the service and value of what you serve and you will be in that 4-5 star range. Chicken, rice and beans should always be affordable.
