Ordered: Burrito California
Price: $7.44 w/o tax
Ambiance: Exactly what I expect from a Mexican restaurant, a place that tantalizes the senses. Bright walls of yellow and magenta that grab your attention, South American decorations to keep you curious and bouncy ranchero music filled with brass :) the service was very friendly and the wait for food very short.
Food: You start with a complimentary basket of warm chips served with a fresh mild salsa. Some places stumble here with salsas that taste like jar sauce or Italian tomato sauce but not these guys, it's legit salsa. I got the Burrito California which is essentially a steak burrito with rice and beans covered with a ladle of queso sauce and served with sides of lettuce, sour cream, and guacamole. This is one of the places that marinates their steak well, it was nice and tender and only slightly mealy. The rice and beans were texturally perfect and flavorful although I like my burritos without them. The guac was a little weak, being filled with excessive amounts of onion/cilantro that drew attention away from the creamy savoriness of avocado.
Overall this place is very good, especially when you put it in the context of the Midwest. The food is prepared very well and the service excellent. I'm not sure how authentic it is to serve burritos with queso sauce but I won't argue with the results. I won't get in to how California burritos have French fries in them in California. The main downside here is that the prices were a little exorbitant for the portions but were reasonable once you factor in the cost of the 'complimentary' chips & salsa. Bottom line though, I'd come back here again for my Mexican fix.