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| - Service: good, though not excellent. waiter gave good recommendations overall, service was prompt enough. one star off because the server placed my entree on top of my silverware. i thought that was strange for a restaurant at this price range.
bread: was not very good. the cornbread looked much better than it tasted. lacked flavor. walnet raisin was pretty good. the (asiago?) cheese bread was meh.
Tiger shrimp+roasted garlic corn tamale: 4/5: shrimp was not the plumpest. it was also very salty. however, the tamale was exceptionally delicious. i generally strongly dislike tamales but ordered this due to the waiter's recommendation and despite the overly salty shrimp, i thought it was very good overall.
new mexican spice rubbed pork tenderloin: 5/5: i personally didn't love it but i do appreciate that it was an excellently executed dish. pork cooked perfectly. seasoned with a nice ancho chile kick. the tamale, again, to delicious! mesa grill may have changed my opinions on tamales altogether.
side of corn: 4/5: again, well executed, but personally didn't love it. overall, i've had better.
drink: had thier signature margarita...nothing special at all. had a cucmber seomthing drink that was very refreshing.
i highly doubt i would return but i think that's more because of a personal preference, not because the restaurant was lacking in any way. overall, well executed dishes. well seasoned. good service. with exceptional tamales!!
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