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The hubs wanted Mexican food so we decided to try the new Mexican restaurant in Fountain Hills, La Botano. Location is good, nice view of fountain out on the patio. Decent vibe when you walk in, large salsa bar. We had a choice of ordering at the counter and having the food delivered to the table or sitting at the bar and ordering off the menu. Since the weather was nice, we decided to sit outside and ordered at the counter. When she gave us our total, we both were a bit surprised--nearly $50 for the two of us for lunch, but we reserved our judgement until we tasted the food. We ordered tacos, chile verde pulled pork carnitas and carne asada. Both came with rice and pinto beans. All very bland. The meat in the tacos had no distinguishable flavor, the rice tasted like plain white rice, and the pinto beans had no extra seasonings. We also ordered the guacamole, which was good, but nothing special for $$. The Grande Margarita looked like dirty water and didn't taste much better. When I asked about their "2 for 1 Grande Margaritas All Day Everyday" special, which is prominently displayed on their website, I was told that it was only available Mon-Fri. I didn't push it because I honestly don't think that I could have stomached another glass. We have no issue paying $50 for an outstanding lunch, but our experience here was nowhere near outstanding. There are too many other good Mexican restaurants in the area. We won't be returning to La Botano.
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