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| - Sarah H talked me into giving it another try and I can't say it's a lot better. Some aspects were good, others weren't.
Me met for lunch on a Thursday and sat on the patio. It was a good 25 minutes before anyone came to take our order and that was only after requesting our waiter come so we can order.
We started with the queso which was good but there was a lot of beans in it, which I like, but I felt they got in the way of the queso. I would have liked less or no beans and much more queso. I didn't care for the pastry crisp chip thingamajigs it came with so I just used the chips the salsa came with for dipping - problem solved.
Another long wait later our lunch arrived. I originally wanted the chile relleno but was told it was served unseeded, I think to make it spicier but the seeds aren't nice to eat - really pretty gross (trust me, I've made them and missed some seeds and getting a mouthful is no fun) so I don't know why they'd do that. There are better ways to make it spicy and at the same time keep it palatable. Anyway, I settled for the carnitas which the waiter recommended. It looked good and I made up a bite in their tortillas which are extra thick and look hand made. What I mistook for onions turned out to be fat. My carnitas were more than half fat. I know I sound like a complainer and a picky eater, but I'm really not, I just can't eat gooey jiggly fat. I moved off most of it to the side and it really was half the carnitas and gave it a try again. It was ok. It tasted like bland, cooked pork. I've had carnitas all over Mexico, in Mexican restaurants here in the states and have cooked them myself and these were by far the most bland I've had. The pork was moist and tender but had no added flavor. The beans were ok, nothing special and the rice was dried out and crunchy with cheese melted on it. The highlight of the meal was the tortillas which were dense, very thick and very, very salty lending some flavor to the pork.
Again when it was time to leave it was difficult to get our waiters attention to get our check. When he was present he was very polite and attentive but our table was an afterthought. My initial impression of Los Dos stands and I think I'm good for at least another ten years.
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