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| - I have had the misfortune of going to this restaurant twice now, as my son is not yet a discriminating connoisseur of good mexican (or tex mex) food, but after today I told him I won't be taking him any more. This location seems to be the worst we have been to. Let's not pretend to be anything more than a glorified Taco Bell or other low end chain. The food sat under heat lamps in industrial bins, at temperatures I would bet are questionable according to what I sampled. It does not take long to cook small portions of meat at high temperatures in order to serve fresh product, but I guess that is not what they are going for. I specifically asked for a soft corn tortilla, which the non-latin gentleman told me they had (although I think he was confused about the difference between corn and flour, because I got a soggy flour tortilla). Add to that the tepid, bland filling and it left a lot to be desired. The restaurant's ventillation system was also not working well today because it was smoky (I am not sure from what) and I started to have trouble breathing in that enclosed space, so when the coughing got too bad we decided to take the rest of the food and go.
My son liked his burrito, and there are a few different salsas to pick from, so I contemplated giving this restaurant a 2 star rating, but then I started to resent the pretense that this chain is somehow better than the others so I stuck to my guns. Yes, there are a few more options on the menu, but lukewarm, stingily served, vintage meat selections and soggy, textureless tortillas cannot be juxtaposed with fresh accoutrements and still achieve a high standard.
I would suggest that someone wanting mexican, not some compromised version of mexican intended for us non-latinos, go and support one of the local restaurants run by true mexicans...for fast food lovers two of the local farmers markets have very good mexican offerings. Is no one else sick of "big box" and franchises??
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