i love the persona that is bobby flay, so i had high expectations going into mesa grill.
the bread basket with the variety of carbs - corn muffins, some type of raisin bread and jalapeno bread paired well with my bloody mary.
for starters, we had the sophie's chopped salad (named after his daughter) and the black bean soup. the black bean soup was amazing. it was perfectly spiced and delicious.
i had the jerk chicken taquitos. i was disappointed that they were not rolled tortillas stuffed with jamaican jerk flavored chicken and cabbage slaw. it turned out to be a half chicken served on the side of a mini puffy tortilla topped with slaw.
my partner in food had the smoked chicken and sweet potato hash topped with poached eggs. it was a nice mix of flavors and textures. i wish that i had ordered that instead.
the dessert was not very memorable. we ate there a few days ago and neither one of us can remember what we had.
the server that we had was either new or really didn't care because he didnt describe anything in detail and i felt like we were bothering him when we needed anything.
if bobby had been there cooking, i'm sure that everything would have been totally better. since he wasn't.. everything was just okay.