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| - We had dinner at Casa Anejo on it's first night open to the public. After drooling over photo after photo of their food on Instagram, we were really jazzed to go check it out. Opening night always has its drawbacks, usually service related. But that's ok, we were there for the food. So, I won't talk about the service as it was fine and I'm sure will improve with time. The food is what disappointed.
Since we were planning on hitting up another spot after Casa Anejo, we decided to share just a couple of things: chorizo & papas, and the machaca nachos. (As a side note from a consistency fan, the menu was annoying because it vacillated between "&," "and," and "y" to describe various dishes. Please, just pick one and stick to it!) No, we did not order tacos. Tacos are a schtick that new restaurants cling to for who knows what reason. If you want good tacos, go to Tacos Chiwas. End of tacos story.
Back to Casa Anejo's food. The chorizo & papas dish was lacking flavor... Which was almost mind boggling considering the variety of veggies and the fact that it had *chorizo*. We gave up on eating it because salting every bite became weird. (Another side note, awesome salt and pepper shakers!)
The nachos... those poor nachos. There were many things wrong. First, the guacamole on top was going bad. It was opening night, how was it going bad?! You could tell by both the flavor and color. Yick. Second, there were probably five clumps of shredded beef (machaca) sprinkled on top. And it was dry and crispy. Five pieces and it's part of the name?! Shameful. Third, the toppings were just that, toppings; nothing was spread amongst the layers of chips. There were random clumps of beans, maybe six pickled jalapeƱos, and I barely remember the tomatillo. Finally, and worst of all, there was no queso. You read correctly, no queso. WTF?! We were so hungry by the time we got our food that we didn't realize it until the end. No queso. Ridiculous.
The restaurant is beautiful. The decor is awesome. But I don't think I'll go back just because it looks nice. (Also, note for the owners, bigger water glasses would be great!)
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