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| - I like it. I've been there several times and have had a few different items. It's not authentic. It's MexAmerican- in particular, MexOhiocan. But that's ok. I like Americanized Mexican food too. I go to Taco Bell a couple of times per month. Me gusta los nachos.
I got chili rojo, cost about $13. I had enough food for lunch and dinner.
Their table salsa is way too mild- I've had spicier breakfast cereal. But they keep hotter sauce in the back. Just flag down your waiter and say, "Senior! Esto no es caliente. Por favor graba mi trasero."
I'd love to see some authentic dishes on the menu there. They do have some traditional items by name but they're not prepared properly- they taste pretty good though.
For example: I had their carnitas once. I didn't watch them make it, but it just tasted like seasoned, boiled pork butt to me. Pork butt is right but it should be marinated in citrus and seasonings, then fried in manteca using a copper kettle or a large Dutch oven.
I also noticed several of their beef dishes used steak cuts that wouldn't typically be used in Mexican cooking. First, you wouldn't find whole steaks- they'd be chopped or diced. And second, they wouldn't use a rib eye, they'd use skirt steak, flank steak, milanessa.
And for those of you that think cheese smothered burritos are authentic Mexican- you will not find cheese smothered burritos in Mexico. You probably won't even find a burrito outside of your hotel resort.
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