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| - Made a reservation for opening night, as it's been a highly anticipated restaurant to open in the downtown Phoenix scene. The décor and environment compliments the artistic scene of downtown Phoenix, yet they stand apart from other Mexican restaurants in the valley.
I went with a large group of friends, so we can all taste the different variety of options. Drink selection was okay. I was expecting more.
To start, we ordered the guacamole, and it did not really have any flavor. We even added chicharones and bananas, but there was something missing that we couldn't pin-point. It just tasted like an avocado-banana smoothie. The guac came with three salsas (that needed salt) and the hottest salsa was not spicy.
I ordered the Baja Fish tacos, which I do recommend. Also, I ordered the shrimp ceviche which lacked flavor of traditional shrimp ceviche. The avocado underneath took away from the other unique fruits and veggies that were added. I want to say there was more avocado then ceviche.)
We also ordered Chicken Tinga, Pastor, Carne Asada, and Duck tacos. The most popular ones among the group were the Duck and Carne asada tacos.
Overall, the customer service experience was phenomenal, but the food did not cut it. It was honestly disappointing, because I was expecting more. I know this was the grand opening, so I will give Chico Malo a second chance :)
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