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| - We were very underwhelmed with Rick's. It's a cool setting, very nice hotel, mediocre food, and decent service. Altogether, it's 2 stars.
We ate a late breakfast on a weekday. There were only 2 other tables in the joint, and one of those was finishing up. We still had to wait a bit for water at the beginning, although I will say refills got better as the meal went on. I had the breakfast wrap, which was a wheat tortilla filled with eggs, ham, onions, a little crema, and cheese. It was served with salsa, which had to come out of a jar from the store, and pico. The pico was homemade and a nice blend of tomato, onion and cilantro. No heat, but good flavor. I ate all of it and only had one bite of the salsa, which I imagine comes from New York City. This comes with a side of potatoes. They thinly slice potatoes, season them with a few herbs, and fry them. But, it seemed as though the oil was not hot enough. Some potatoes were fried very well, others were limp and oily. Also, all lacked seasoning, I didn't detect any salt or pepper, and potatoes need salt. This dish, if executed, would be solid. But, it wasn't, so they weren't great.
The wife had ham and eggs. It's a huge meal, very large piece of ham with eggs, 2 pieces of toast, and the aforementioned potatoes. This was what you would expect. Nothing to write home about, just a large average breakfast.
The prices are a little high for what you are getting, but you are in the Westin and it's a nice setting. We had to sit there for some time to get our bill, that was an annoying end to the meal. My 2 star review is not based on the prices, it's based on the food and service. We may return, but I think it'll be awhile.
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