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| - Mexitaco is a small, authentic Mexican restaurant with an extensive menu of interesting dishes, most of which I'd never heard of before. The space doesn't have a whole lot of character (brightly lit, a few Mexican souvenirs on the wall, and a TV playing Mexican music videos), but there is a nice patio in the warm weather.
Browsing the menu things looked promising; all sorts of dishes I'd never heard of: flautas, sopes, enfrijoladas, and so on. Definitely a lot more selection than the usual burritos, tacos, and quesadillas. The tasty chips and salsa we were brought reinforced the positive feeling.
We ordered a few vegetarian dishes (big mistake) and everything went down hill from there. The food looked excellent and all the various sauces were great. Unfortunately, as other reviewers have already mentioned, the vegetables were a total disaster. They literally filled our food with frozen peas, corn, and carrots. The rice and beans weren't great either. A total dissappointment.
I want to like this place so I've returned a few times to see if they've improved. No luck.
So, why 3 stars? First, I had a couple meat eating friends with me and they were very positive about their dishes. So, if you order the meat and avoid the frozen veg you should be good. Second, this place has huge potential. If they would just use some fresh vegetables (red peppers please) and get some better refriend beans (it tasted like Old El Paso for christ sakes) they could be a four or five star place.
Pro Tip: Don't order anything vegetarian. Get the bunuelo for dessert: deep fried tortilla with cajeta, whipped cream, and chocolate syrup. Amazing!
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