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| - Disappointing night. I've always liked visiting other playa cabana locations, so when one opened in my neighborhood I was eager to try it. We were greeted by a less than friendly hostess who was very put out that we didn't have a reservation, however we were still immediately seated near the bar. We waited ten minutes and no one showed up to serve us, so we moved to another spot right at the bar. A bartender quickly served us- she was pleasant and the drinks were strong (you can't go wrong with a Margarita at any of their locations). We ordered four dishes- the guacamole (rather plain, comes with a few homemade looking and very thick chips), the venison tostada, the crab salad al pastor (just a bit of fried crab on a regular green salad really) and the chicken mole. They were all decent and a bit of a departure from other playa cabanas- you can see they are focusing on more of a homey, country approach to Mexican cooking. What didn't align with that were the tiny, tiny portions. Aside from the chicken mole which was about 4 nicely dressed and spiced drumsticks, the other 3 dishes were palm sized. The bill still hit the triple digits though, so we left feeling definitely unsatisfied with the value of the food. Our neighbors at the bar also put a damper on the experience- clearly they were investors in the restaurant or friends of the owner. They were drinking straight out of the restaurant's liquor bottles, harassing women, and loudly bragging about how much money they spend. Overall, we won't be back.
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