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| - Well, based on the vast number of 4 and 5 star reviews, it is clear to me that I am in the minority. I so wanted to have an Mexican food experience that was "out of this world". First off, I am not a fan of the cafeteria style eatery, I want to sit down and have a server work my table. I found it hard to tip beforehand, as I had to pay up front. Furthermore, once sitting down, I had a hard time getting someone to my table for an issue I had (no big deal, I ordered rice and beans and it did not come out) Read on my fellow Yelpaholics.....
I wanted to start with the good.
5 star for salsa. OMG, the absolutely best salsa I have ever had. Salsa Fresca was just delicious. Salsa Habanero was knock my socks off, lips vibrating, tongue numb and sinus draining hot. But, in a good way, it was atomic nuclear hot, but had lots of flavor. See my pick. Bonus - all salsa is AYCE and free. Yas pleez, fill me another.
5 star on homemade and hot nacho chips. They have thick ones and thin ones in the bowl, I was digging the thick ones with the Salsa Hab, great flavor and perfectly lightly crispy.
5 star on some damn fine tasting queso, dare I say, probably the best I have ever had. You might think, queso is queso, it is hard to screw that up, wrong answer, I have had some really awful chunky, cold, milky, curdy crap that was on the menu as queso - just sayin'
5 star on the staff, these kids are awesome. Each one had a great personality and looked like they were enjoying themselves.
5 star on personality, the spot has a trendy hip vibe, the bar area is totally cool and a great place to chill.
Now the other shoe falls.
3 star on lack of flavor in the meats. Carnitas really had no discernible flavor. I see Doug, the owner, has responded to a similar comment about the lack of flavor. I get you slow roast your meats, in my case I found it bland. Sorry. BTW, a big thank you Doug for responding to Yelp reviews and supporting the Yelp community. The same can be said for my wife's fish taco. Sure it was huge, but it lacked flavor, she did put the wonderful salsa on it, which helped tremendously (her words).
3 star on overall value. I am not sure where these Yelper's are eating their Mexican, but I found this spot to be pricey. I am not sure where Adam B. eats his Mexican, it is definitely not half the price of sit down traditional spots. La Unica, Chico's, El Toro, Las Mertas Tortas, Taxco - are all way less expensive. That is a fact, check the menus. I am not saying they are better, because some of these are awful, just pointing out this is a higher end Mexican restaurant that is comparable to Verde in Huntersville. Case in point, you cannot find their prices anywhere online. IMHO, I think I went overboard an added to much. It is kind of al la carte, I like extra extra extra. So I nickel and dimed myself by adding extra queso, guac, extra sour cream, etc, etc, etc...... My bad, but I still do not have to like it.
So here is the show stopper. $15 house pitcher of margarita was pure mix, I tasted zero tequila. I don't know, again, based on the numerous reviews saying the margaritas are the best in Lake Norman, I cannot help but think this is a one off. No idea.
Anyway, this is just my wife and I humble opinion of our exerience. It is a great spot, with lots of energy. Would I recommend it, absolutely, would I go out of my way to go back, not so sure.
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