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| - I like the review of the whacked waiter... i think he may be still at work at 'Cantina Laredo' cuz i think he served us.......
Called ahead after a Cardinals game to make sure there was room enough for our party of 10-
" No problem " we were told , come on down.
arrived 9:00 ish on a beautiful 80F evening in Scottsdale -stepped across a half empty patio into the spacious Cantina - chilled to an ungodly 60F-
Note to the great state of Arizona :
(the reason that y'all are booming and experiencing sustained in-migration is because people are like lizards--- ( in more ways than one)---they like the sun , they like the heat ... they flee from northern climes to get away from the chill - Don't AC your premises such that it reminds us of Duluth in winter.... we just escaped Duluth in winter and fled south to thaw ) .
we asked for a spot on the patio and our man immediately declined stating that " he had already set a table for us inside"-
upon my wife's insistence that he reevaluatethe patio he disappeared for a moment or two and then reappeared - affirming that the half empty patio was indeed full.
this puzzled my wife who then surmised that :
A) he wanted our large party in his section -not the patio
B) there would likely be a built in minimum gratuity on the final bill
( there was)
after taking our drink order ,(competently), he returned with salsa and chips. The salsa he described as being of two types "hot " or "regular"-
there were indeed two temperatures -but they appeared to be seperated thermally rather than chemically -?? the same salsa one served at room temperature , one served chilled...???
when asked about the best dishes for people who wanted a little kick to their food he replied:
" I wouldn't really know , I don't like spicy food"
?????????????????
Dude , can you not at least fake something.... it is after all a Mexican restaurant. If people want spice they go Mexican - if they want bland they seek out a Saskatchewan restaurant - non?
The meal was salvaged - ( not saved), by a compatriot of our man who hailed from Durango- he spoke knowledgeably about the menu , filled our empty margarita glasses and retreated into the kitchen to assemble , on our behalf , a pepper mole sauce that was truely outstanding.
The food was uninspired -( there was a Baja Grill of some sort across the parking lot and we wondered if they shared a kitchen...) , the service was poor ( excepting our hombre from Mejico ), and the casa freakishly cold--
Two stars tops over all but boosted up to three by our amigo from Victoria de Durango
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