Sheila R.
Yelp
Always poor service. I typically order a hot dog and fries. Everyone's order comes up and then 40 minutes later, my number is called and everything is cold. Thinking the hotdog guy can't do his job, this time I ordered a beef hot and cheese fries. The order was just sitting on the back counter (again) and my husband had to ask if the order sitting there was ready....it was.....as usual....we just know we have to ask for our order and not wait for someone to do their job.
Every table is filled and a booth in the back corner by the garbage can opens up. There is an employee emptying the garbage and my husband asked if he could get someone to wipe down the table (it was trashed with garbage and various sauces and grease from a family with little kids). The guy said "No, that he was busy" and then he continued to say that he wasn't going to have time to do it for quite some time.
So, I took the trash from the previous guest and tried throwing it away in the container that he just emptied the trash to and he scolded me. Apparently, I am thinking that I am helping him by not putting it in a container he needs to empty and in his reality, I am doing bad things. Sorry, dude. I'm just trying to sit at the only available table.
Anyway, I sit down and open my foil wrap to see a bread roll that was fully closed with nothing sticking out. I thought it was odd, it's usually a mass of beef on an opened loaf. I opened the bread to see one small scoop of beef and then another weird glob! It didn't even cover the entire bread. $7.79 plus another 75 cents for the hot gardinera. Really? The rest of my order was eh. Fries were limp and super salty. The cheese sauce was good but no where near hot.
And, btw, while I'm dealing with the disappointment of a beef situation, my friend that does the trash, is perfecting his lean--nice. Once in a while, he paced and dragged his feet (that was pleasant), and then he leaned some more. You can't make this stuff up.
How this location is as busy as it is is beyond me. My meals (with no high maintenance requests) are never correct, warm, or priced appropriately for what I get.
Do better, Portillo's!