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| - Definitely worth the hype (and the three week wait for a weekend reservation!). Would be a five star review, but for the service. Our waitress was very nice, but she clearly had too many tables (odd because the place is so small). It also took forever to get our first round of drinks and it looked like they only had one bartender working.
We arrived 15 minutes prior to our reservation time and we were promptly seated. We didn't expect that, but we were pleasantly surprised!
We started with the chips and salsa and the queso fundido. Great portions on both of these. We had three salsas and all were absolutely delicious. We also ordered the pineapple jalapeño margarita and the grapefruit sage margarita.
We were impressed by the size of the entree tacos. The shells were packed full of protein and add ins. We ordered the bistec tacos and the fried chicken tacos. The fried chicken was on the specials list and it was underwhelming. However, the bistec was excellent. The meat was seasoned to perfection and cooked just to the right temperature. Would definitely order those again.
For a second round of drinks, we ordered the watermelon margarita and the mezcal smash. Unless you'd had mezcal before and really enjoy the unique flavor, I would NOT recommend this cocktail. It had a terrible aftertaste (but that might just be the typical taste of mezcal). The pineapple jalapeño margarita was definitely the best cocktail of the evening hands down.
As for the ambience, it was small, crowded, dimly lit, and loud. Probably not the best location for a first date. However, we enjoyed the atmosphere and DJ was throwing down some awesome old school tunes.
We found the prices pretty reasonable for the portion sizes. I'm confident we'll return in the future to explore more of the unique taco and cocktail pairings.
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