James A.
Yelp
This near branch of 'Oh Mexico' is right next door to the Marriott Pulse Hotel (so in a really popular touristy area, with a lot of foot traffic), so we stopped in right when they opened at noon for lunch. Summary: Really, really good, well-executed food with decent prices comparable to the area.
Started off with a bit of confusion about what type of water we wanted...just wanted simple glasses of ice water. Ended up getting still, bottled water in glasses...reminded me of my mistake when dining in Europe and asking for 'water' and getting bottled water that you had to pay for. Sent it back, and wondered how I could have been more clearer:
Server: "something to drink?"
Me: "Water, pls."
Server: "still or bubbles" (he might have said mineral or carbonated).
Me: "definitely still, just still, tap." (I probably should have emphasized 'tap', or just be uncouth and say 'free').
Server: do you want a bottle.
Me: (at this point, I thought he was being kind and would give a carafe/bottle so we could refill our own glasses). "Yes, that would be great"
He came back with an opened bottle of still, european water in a bottle. I realized the mistake, got irritated at the situation, and just said I wanted free, ice-water. But he was good about it, and came back with ice water a bit later. The funny thing is that we had to ask to get our empty glasses refilled (never offered), and when it was, it was done through a bottle (just like the kind that a server would leave for us in a US italian restaurant to self-fill our water).
We ordered two things, and both were excellent. The quesabirria ($22) has choice of corn/flour tortilla filled with beef birria and cheese, grilled in fat until it is crispy on the outside and melty on the inside...coming with a side of consume for dipping. It would normally have cilantro and diced onions mixed with the meat and cheese, but we asked for it on the side. Because the tortilla had been dipped in some sort of grease (hopefullly the consume), it was crispy (almost crunchy) and provided a great texture between all the ingredients. The side of rice and black mashed beans was also very tasty. The chorrizo nachos ($20), had great, thicky tortilla chips on top of black bean dip, and was expertly assembled with queso blanco, guac, crema, sliced jalapenos, diced tomatoes, topped with optional chorizo crumbles. All the ingredients were excellent, well mixed together...each bite providing all the flavor profiles that nachos should provide.
It's full table service, so they will bring out your bill to you and you can pay at your table (I really love the portable pay units that a lot of restaurants are using these days). Note they put a 20% tip (calling it a service charge) for any party size, but it's clearly marked on the given receipt and quite reasonable to do for a full service restaurant (which this is) that a lot of tourists that are not used to tipping, would frequent. Just make sure you don't unintentionally double-tip.
Service was OK, had plenty of staff to take care of patrons, and it never got that busy when we were there. Small annoyance: we got to choose our spot when we arrived, so went near the side that wasn't that crowded and remained not crowded through-out our visit....well that area ended up being pretty high-traffic (even though it was away from the main entrance) of servers coming/going AND where they would sometime congregate to socialize (and we would overhear their conversation). Not nearly as bad as sitting right next to a bathroom entrance, but not necessary when the restaurant isn't full.