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| - From what we understand, Carlos Obriens is authentic Arizona fusion Mexican. We guess this means that the food has tons of cheese, no spice, and little flavor.
The first thing we noticed was the ambiance; the decor looks like a upscale steakhouse or a nice Jazz club that would serve cocktails at their modern bar. This makes the dining experience odd, because they serve cheap food on ugly, plastic plates. We assume that the building was another restaurant prior to Carlos Obriens; otherwise, we think that the management couldn't decide on what they wanted the concept of the place to be.
My wife ordered the Pollo Fundido and disliked it. All you could taste was the mound of cream cheese sitting on top of the dish. Besides the cheese, the dish had very little taste and absolutely no spice. We asked the waiter for some of the green enchilada sauce that we'd seen in the menu's description of their Threeway Chimichanga (This was the other option she'd thought about ordering before going with the Pollo Fundido) to help add a little flavor. I guess we confused him, because he brought her a small bowel of the green chile stuffing instead.
I had the Carlos Carnitas Dinner, which I enjoyed. It was a decent meal, but I felt it was overpriced at $13. I've had similar portions and quality at other places in the $8 range.
Overall, my wife gave this place a two and I gave it a three rating. This gives it an average of 2.5 stars. We rounded down, because they made the cardinal sin of charging extra for tortillas. If you are a Mexican restaurant that gives only one tortilla with a meal and charges extra for more, your gonna loose a star.
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