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| - C and I went here to help C's friend celebrate his birthday. The vibe of this place is old time mexican restaurant. I don't mean a cool new restaurant that decorated to make it feel nostalgic. I mean it's a restaurant that hasn't changed since 1984 when they first opened. If that's your thing, ok.
We got there around 3 on a Saturday afternoon. The dining room was empty, but it took awhile for them to set up a space for our group of 9. I found that kind of funny because we waited for 10+ minutes and yet they sat us at two separate tables. Seriously? Why were we waiting for 10 minutes? While we waited though, I did read some of the reviews for this place.
Our server was ok. She did her job. She took the order, brought the drinks, brought the food, did a little small talk and brought us the check when lunch was done. Nothing special but good enough.
The food was boring. Really, nothing special AT ALL. I'm not knocking it, but then again, I'm not praising it either. There are a lot of family owned Mexican restaurants around so there's no reason for me to seek this place out.
The chips and salsa were not memorable at all. I'm still amazed at how many mexican restaurants in the valley have tomatoey watery boring salsa but people rave about the stuff. Seriously? I know the place has long closed but the roasted chile salsa that Chevy's served was the bomb. This red liquidy crap I find consistently around the valley is junk. I would rather have Herdez salsa from the grocery store. And the chips. Again, nothing special.
I ordered the Golla burro enchilada style ($7.50) after it was recommended by the parents of the birthday boy. Pretty normal, non descript burrito.
C got a cheese crisp ($4.95). He gave it a thumbs up so I guess if you're heading out for a cheese crisp and you're in this neighborhood, have at it.
I think the $3.00 upcharge for beans and rice seems a bit steep. That would have put me at $10.50 for a burrito with rice & beans. Way overpriced considering what the neighbors like Macayo's and/or Abuelo's would charge for the same thing, and it would have been better.
I would agree with one review I read that said "All mexican food should come with beans and rice". I agree.
Average food, average service, a bit pricey. 2 Stars.
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