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| - We tried the food here based on the recommendation of a friend and after seeing the reviews on Yelp and Google I knew it had to be great!
There were four in our group and we came at 1:00pm on a Sat. It was packed! There wasn't a lot of parking, so we felt lucky when someone pulled out of a spot right when we turned into the lot.
The smell of smoked meat hits you as soon as you get out of the car. It smelled like we were at a BBQ joint and not a Mexican restaurant. It smelled like some really good smoked meats were waiting to be eaten!
Then there was the wait... We waited in line for close to 30 minutes! I realize this restaurant is highly rated and has a loyal following but that line moved REALLY slow! And because the place is SO small and not laid out well, people are walking in front of you and behind you the whole time you're in line. If you're someone who doesn't like people in your personal space (like me), then turn around if you see a long line here.
After we ordered we waited another 10-12 minutes for them to call our number. I highly recommend getting your salsa while your food is being prepared. I wish I would have thought of that because there was another long line for the salsa. I waited another 10-12 minutes for salsa and when it was finally my turn, the green salsa was completely out and it was way too loud and busy to get any of the employees' attention.
By the time I finally got to sit down and eat I was irritated and thinking this would have to be the best Mexican food I've ever had to go through all of that waiting. It wasn't! In fact, after having to go wait in line for salsa for so long, my food was barely warm when I got back.
We decided between the four of us we would try everything on the menu. The food was good and I would say better than most of the competition (Filiberto's and most of the local taco joints). On this particular day, having to wait about 45 minutes from the time I arrived to eat and then the food not being very warm by the time I ate, there was no way this place seemed like it deserved the high ratings. And it was a bit pricey for a tiny place in the older part of Mesa. For my wife and I, we ordered four tacos, a Gordita, a burrito and two large drinks and it was almost $30! The burrito was large and the lemonade was good. The Gordita, which seemed more like a Tostada, was overpriced and so were the tiny tacos. (Except people seem to have all accepted paying $2.00 - $2.50 for street tacos these days). The other two people in our party who have lived in the area a lot longer than we have (35 years vs 11 years), said it wasn't as good we hyped it up to be).
When we left at 2:00, there was no line at all! So maybe we'll come back another time when it's not as busy and see if the hot food and shorter lines can make it a better experience. For now, it just seems like yet another place in the Valley with a really high rating on Yelp that doesn't deserve it.
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