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| - I actually began the review back in June and never completed it but I remember our experience here like it was yesterday. My fiancé had made a comment that she wanted to try the food here after she was disappointed at Lo-Lo's which is right next door so we made a point of it to come here on our next date night. Our food was really gross. I would take being underwhelmed by Lo-Lo's than upset and unsatisfied at Barrio Queen. There, I said it. Provided I'm not that into Mexican food because I'm from NY and Mexican food isn't as readily available as it is in AZ, I know what I like and what tastes good. All three of my tacos had a weird taste to them, almost like a sour/sad taste. That's right, my tacos were sad. If there was an option for flour tortillas, I didn't see it and it wasn't brought to my attention when I ordered so that already wasn't in my favor since I don't like corn tortillas that much. My fiancé's burrito was covered half in what I think was the red sauce, but it was disgusting and also, it was brown thus it was dubbed the "poop sauce." I actually had to scrape it off of her burrito so that she could eat it because otherwise, it wasn't happening. It tasted bitter, almost burnt, and just ruined whatever good that burrito had going on inside. I was shocked that someone thought that sauce was a good idea. I honestly think my expectations for the food here (maybe based off the location and the décor) were too high. Neither me nor my fiancé are heavy drinkers but maybe if we had thrown a few back our food would have been better. Our waiter was polite and attentive but he was very insistent that the food was good. Like, instead of asking if our food was good, he was kind of just like, "it's so good, isn't it?" But no, sir, it isn't. It's actually gross. But we're not jerks (for the most part) so we just nodded and declined to-go boxes for our practically uneaten food and left. Never again but two stars for the actual restaurant and polite, attentive service.
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