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We got there right at the reservation time - 6:30pm - and while we were waiting for our visitors to arrive, the manager came by to say, very apologetically, that they were closing at 7pm for the holiday. I asked if that would allow us enough time to eat and he said if we could just get our order in quickly (presumably so they could begin closing the kitchen), they would not rush us to eat and leave.
Our visitors arrived about 6 minutes later. I had called another restaurant in the meantime and they said they were open until 8. I offered that option, but our visitors said they really wanted to try Z'Tejas.
The experience and food were phenomenal. We had the shrimp tostadas, table-side guacamole, cornbread, fajitas, and ruby trout (salad and non-salad versions). We never felt rushed, though the server was with us very quickly and the food came quickly as well. Soon, we realized we were the only ones left in the restaurant. While the staff did their thing to prepare the restaurant for closing, they were helpful, cheerful, and never tried to rush us. While we did not linger when we were done with our meal, since we knew the staff was finishing up with their closing the restaurant and wanted to head back to their families, we were there until nearly 7:45pm. We thanked the staff profusely and they thanked us cheerfully, we wished each other a happy holiday, and off we went.
Of course, this was a different restaurant and very different circumstances from what we had in PV, but I cannot give enough praise to the first-rate, courteous staff. They helped make the holiday a good one.
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