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| - The absolute, worst fake Mexican restaurant in all of the land.
This place is in the top rankings for the worst restaurant experiences as far as ambiance and food. Service was more like a hipster food truck that did not know what they were doing. Avoid at all cost. Wow. I have nowhere to begin, other than this was our first take on Pittsburgh cuisine and it was downright confusing, aggravating, and really just yuck. The food was more reminiscent of TV dinners and Oscar Mayer Lunchables than crafted cuisine. Actually, microwaved Mexican snacks are better. We left absolutely stunned.
If the Huffington Post's Latino Voices section got a hold of this joint, they would label it as racist and it would appear across the national media, because it is just that absurd and confusing on all levels. Even for someone that would never call someone racist for a cultural misunderstanding. Whew. Breathe.
It is mind-boggling that this place is still in business as I was very surprised to see the sign still up as we happened by it earlier this evening. The only thing keeping this place in business is the bar - which is certainly NOT a Mexican or even a Cali/Texas bar experience or anything to write home about. And you will seriously have to get blitzed beyond any other shitty Mexican experience to keep this food down.
If you want an incredible Mexican experience in relation to this place, simply go to Chipotle, order yourself something - ask for extra meat as they are typically skimpy in places like Pittsburgh - and order a Negra Modelo or Chipotle margarita. If you close your eyes and allow the alcohol to do the work, you may just find yourself in Mexico. In Jose & Tony's case, they obviously have never even experienced Chipotle to know the difference to pop their balls of confidence to open this place in the first place.
To offer positive comments to improve: Drop the fake Mexican and just go for bar with the basics, you already have the concession-like experience of a sports stadium to succeed within that category. I would assume ice cold light beer and the nacho cheese would be an extremely popular item for people to provide positive yelp reviews. Otherwise, take a flight to Mexico with some armed guards or take a weekend in Houston and you'll know Mexican when it hits you in your face with authenticity, experience, and flavor.
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