This is again one of those times I wish I could give 3.5 stars. I hate to break the 3 review streak of 5 stars but I left disappointed.
Lalo's is an authentic mexican restaurant conveniently located on the west side of Madison. There is a fun story that was in the news paper about this place and it set the expectations high. I was really thrilled to try this place given the limited availability of real Mexican food on the west side.
We liked the decor, compliments to the owner for all of his hard work as he did all the remodeling himself.
When seated we were provided with chips and salsa. Both salsas were spicy. We werent given water 10 minutes until after the chips and salsa and there was nothing to clear the hot mouth. Wait staff were no where to be seen.
We ordered flautas and a chimichanga. There was an issue with ordering in that there was a language barrier between us and the waitress. Our food allergies didnt seem to be well communicated. The food was above average and authentic. It is made fresh to order and meat is not prepared in advanced. Rice and beans were good as well.
We ordered flan for dessert and this didnt live up to expectations. It didnt have an appropriate consistency and did not have any of the classic sauce.
I think the service needs to be worked on and there could be some improvements. I would still recommend it to a friend and will come back my self as I think the issues Ive stated are just growing pains of being a new restaurant. Hopefully I'll be able to change the review and a more enthusiastic yes.