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| - I have fond memories of Luchitas from the late 90's and, with the CLE food scene booming like never before, hadnt been since that time. Just too many other great options around. So, when I saw a Groupon offer pop up that offered an additional 25% off the already 50% off rate, I thought it was a no-brainer.
I'm sad to say, I think Luchitas best days might be behind it.
While there was a respectable crowd there on the early Saturday we went, the place had multiple open tables. As soon as we weere seated and were handed the menus, I thought "oh oh". The menus handed to us were stained in multiple places and the plastic sleeve the paper menus were in were cloudy and smeared, as if someone took a cloth and tried their best to clean them. Looking over at the tortilla chip warmer, several large buckets of industrial cleaner were stored. Nothing wrong with that, I guess, but could they not find a space in the back?
The special $7 guacamole tasted store bought with a few goat cheese crumbles scattered over it while the queso fundido bubbled in a 2-3 inch layer of chorizo grease. Beef in a taco also tasted old. Refried beans that accompanied my Pollo con Crema tasted "off" and/or rancid.
Drinks were ok, not great. The Golden Margarita was acceptable while the Sangria was just simply awful.
On the good note, the chips and salsa were very good and the server did a great job.
No need to ever return - even at 75% off.
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