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| - Having moved to Vegas last August, I was pretty sure I wasn't going to miss anything about LA. Well, turns out, I do miss several things about LA, but, number 1, hands down, is the Mexican food.
My wife and I came here several nights ago, and seriously, I'm still sad that THIS is considered the best Mexican food Vegas has to offer. We ordered several entree's, cause that's how we roll when we try new places, plus, we have food for a day or two more at home!
We ordered a combo plate that included a pork burrito, beef enchilada and a chicken taco. The carnitas plate. Street taco plate, and bacon wrapped shrimp.
The issue I have with ALL their food hands down, is that it was all just bland. From the beginning of the meal, the bean dip, blah. The salsa, blah. Then onto the entree's, just all flat. To the point where I started to get really sad. I love Mexican food, it's like my number 2 favorite cuisine, and I was sad because, THIS place is considered to be greatness.
The chef/owner has the audacity to plaster his face all over the menu, which is all fine, but you better come correct with your flavors. You're not on Iron Chef, you're not chef Gordon Ramsay. If your picture is on every other page, I expect your food to be mind blowing.
The best thing we had, was the carnitas, and again, not because of flavor, but because of how well it was cooked, temperature wise. It wasn't over or undercooked, as most places that serve carnitas fall under. It had nicely caramelized edges, but still moist. I just wish they had a pantry in the kitchen with herbs and spices.
This is all I'm saying to the owners/managers of this restaurant, please take a day trip to Los Angeles and head to a restaurant called Salsa and Beer, they have two locations. They have the BEST Mexican food, north of the border, and also, check out their pricing. Salsa and Beer is what I expected this place to be, but it wasn't even close.
If this is what Vegas has to offer as far as Mexican, I'm screwed. Also, it means there's a HUGE opening for someone to open a kick-ass Mexican restaurant, cause this ain't cutting it.
PS - My wife just brought something to my attention. With ALL the food we ordered, we didn't take a single thing home with us. As I mentioned earlier, we usually order multiple plates when going somewhere new, so that we can basically "sample" the restaurant. That being said, without even thinking about it, when our server came around and asked if we wanted to take anything, I instantly said no. If you know me, you know that's extremely unusual. I'll often even take things I wasn't impressed with home with me, in hopes of "fixing" them.
Two stars for atmosphere, and their margaritas are good, I'd come back and just drink at the bar.
Food: 1
Ambience: 4
Service: 3
Value: 1
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