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| - On a 5th try, I actually made it inside Grand Electric, kudos to my determination and to the acids of my stomach for not dissolving me from the inside while waiting in line.
I don't know whether I am just that unlucky but previous 4 times I have been given wait time estimates of 1 to 1.5 hours, couple of times I actually waited for the required time but wasn't admitted because the line was moving slower stretching hour and a half wait well into 2 hours, a ridiculous amount of time to be waiting for anything or anyone in my world, hence 1 to 1.5 stars off, and maybe on occasion stretching to 2 stars off.
Question of the day: was it worth it? Definitely not. I'll explain why.
Once inside we've ordered the entire menu of tacos, guaco, salad of the day and some draughts. Guaco was nice and came with petite portion of spicy tomato salsa, it had good chunks of avocado and quite interesting sprinkling of julienned radishes on top. It was rather a small portion for $8, but a nice compliment to the rest of the meal.
Tacos: the only one worth mentioning out of 6 we ordered was the beef cheek taco, heavily spiced and topped with some fresh pepper providing a proper backdrop for the meat. One person can easily down 3 of these, although they must be followed by something alcoholic or consequences can be dramatic.
Salad: nothing special, just yogurt topped with Bibb lettuce and a mix of scallions, turnips and nuts, it sounded better than it tasted.
All in all not a bad meal, maybe somewhere between "A-OK" and "I'm a fan", but most certainly it is not worth a 2 hour wait, no matter how you look at it. Next time I am in the area I will not be taking chances on not so grand Grand Electric and will head straight to it's sister bar Electric Mud, but that's a different review altogether.
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