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| - Cultural lesson: a molcajete is a traditional Mexican mortar. As in a mortar and pestle. The molcajete dish usually involves a hot molcajete filled with various meats, Mexican cheese and veggies. And I was craving one!
Soon as we got there we were immediately greeted with the sounds of live Mexican Norteño music.
Now, you might think you've been to a traditional Mexican restaurant because you don't eat Taco Bell and maybe you've listened to other Yelpers suggestions but lemme tell ya it isn't a true Mexican restaurant unless you have folkloric art on the wall, some variant of the michelada, some one trying to sell you jewelry, CD's or flowers while you eat, a live conjunto [Mexican Norteño group] and authentic Mexican dishes. This place had all of these things and more! So it is legit.
Again, if you're not ready for music so loud you can't hear the person next to you this is not the place for you. If you're not ready for salsa so hot it'll make you cry this is not the place for you. If you're not ready to dish out $20 for the conjunto to play your favorite song. This is not the place for you.
But if you *are* ready for all of this then you're in for a treat.
My molcajete was delicious and my girlfriend's shrimp empanadas were the best I've ever had. My michelada [Mexican beer cocktail] was good and almost every one was very courteous and on point in their customer service. Which I appreciate more than the actual food.
The reason I can't give this place a perfect score?
The waitress we got. Her name was Patty and she was very rude and dismissive. I think she eventually caught on that we were displeased, and that her tip would be in jeopardy, with her initial service so she tried to fix it but at that point we had had enough. We're not total dicks, so we still tipped her 10% but it could have been WAY more had we felt we weren't a burden to her.
Anyways, I'd go back. The food was good and except for 1 hiccup we enjoyed our night.
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