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| - We checked out Fresco Mexican Grill & Salsa Bar last Sunday and were pretty psyched as we love "Chipotleish" food. From the outside Fresco is tastefully decorated and the interior is just as nice. From the great reviews on Yelp, and the appearance of the restaurant, we were expecting good things. Surprisingly, around noon, there was only one person in the restaurant other than us. Guy at the counter wasn't very warm and didn't seem to care much when I mentioned the great Yelp reviews.
I order a chicken burrito with rice and cheese. Very basic order, but another well known burrito chain can knock my socks off with this same burrito. Sadly, white rice is not offered at Fresco. I LOVE white rice with lime and cilantro and have a hard time understanding why this is not an option. Mexican rice is only offered, so I get this on the side since I am typically not a huge fan. This version proves to be so dry and unappealing - like the dryest rice I have ever tried, hands down. Absolutely zero moisture. I was very happy I opted to exclude this from my burrito. We also ordered chips and Queso and even though the chips tasted like old cooking oil, I was so thankful for the Queso which was pretty decent in my opinion. It proved to be the only thing that could save my burrito as the chicken was not fresh, was dry, and had little, if any, seasoning. It tasted as if it had been cooked, frozen and defrosted. I was so unimpressed that when starting to write this review I could not remember what I ate at Fresco seven days ago - thankfully I took lots of pictures which jogged my memory.
My wife tried the chicken crunchy tacos with lettuce and cheese and did not like them at all. She was even more disappointed than I was with her major sticking point being the cheapness of the ingredients which I could totally relate to. The taco shells, lettuce, cheese, and chicken were all just blah. Nothing exciting about any of the ingredients. My burrito and my wife's tacos had a GFS quality to them. The salsa bar was a cool idea, but we tried several of the options and were unable to find even one that we liked. Interesting note: yesterday, in a pinch, I picked up a couple of crunchy chicken tacos from Taco Bell for my wife. She actually commented that she thought they were better than what she had at Fresco. Yikes...
I went back through the Yelp reviews and was unable to find one as negative as mine since April of 2016, so a lot of people are enjoying their food here so keep that in mind (I am definitely in the minority). For me, this is one of those places you go to expecting awesome food and you leave wondering WTH everyone else is talking about (come on, all Elites have experienced this). I am glad others are enjoying Fresco, but I won't be back.
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