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| - We went here for dinner tonight and we were majorly disappointed. We had been looking forward to the new Gallo Blanco for so long as we were major fans of the original one!
I like that they have found a cool place in the Garfield neighborhood - it's nice and quiet, plenty of area to park in, although I think if I lived in the area I might not be as happy with the extra traffic.
Foot traffic was light we were able to order right away, but the menu on the big board leaves much to be desired. And it took a while to figure out what was there. I will say I was disappointed to not see Queso Fundido on there!
Hubby had a michelada, which tasted like tomato juice with a splash of beer. They were nice enough to bring him extra beer free of charge.
Without the queso fundido available, we tried the Envuelto. It was okay. For the amount that you got, the $12 seemed a little overpriced for the location and set up. We followed it up with the Naco torta, which used to be my favorite thing at the original. I was wanting it to have so much more flavor! :( There was nothing Mexican about it, except for the fact that it was named a torta.
Overall, we were happy with the service, but it felt weird to leave a tip when ordering our meal at the beginning given that you order at the counter. And it's the reason for the 3 stars. The service throughout our meal was great though. The food though left so much to be desired and we left majorly disappointed. Most of the flavor seemed to come from the grease/oil and not from seasoning/spices. There actually seemed to be minimal seasoning throughout.
We'll probably be sticking with Otro Cafe, although I for sure miss the Original Gallo Blanco.
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