EWWWW EWWW EWWW is that american cheese in my enchilada.
Now maybe after years of living in Lorain and eating at many Mexican friends' homes I am spoiled when it comes to Mexican food. And maybe after living in Ohio City and having access to Momocho I am very spoiled when it comes to Mexican cuisine but Mexican or not this place was DISGUSTING!
The boy and I ventured into La Fiesta after a movie at Richmond as there were not too many places to choose from especially if like me you don't eat at chain restaurants. It was included in the Cleveland ethnic eats book. .. just a note throw that book away the author wouldn't know good food if it bit her in the. . .anyways. We enter the restaurant and the first thing I notice is . . . no one is Mexican never a good sign.
We get seated by a very perky waitress and as of decor and ambience this place kinda felt like applebees. All I really noticed were alcohol signs. The margaritas weren't bad but were rather pricy ($7 really?). The service was fast and attentive and perky. . . too perky.
Now onto the food:
I ordered-
Gazpacho
2 cheese and onion enchiladas
1 chicken with verde sauce enchilada
rice and beans
The boy ordered:
Azteca soup
chicken with mole burrito
chicken with green sauce burrito
*both with cheese
rice and beans
First came soup. My soup tasted something like cocktail sauce with vegetables. There was no season no spice no heat. The vegetables were crispy but that was the only plus. . not to mention half of them did not belong in Gazpacho. The boy's soup was saturated with cheese (and avacado but that could be picked out). And while everyone loves cheese. .. there comes a cheese limit. It was inedible.
Then comes the meals. Now the portions were large I will give them that but if I wanted a large portion of crappy Mexican food Chi Chi's is cheaper. The enchiladas which were said to be stuffed with queso blanco. . . were stuffed with white american cheese. .. YUCK! The chicken enchilada was chicken wrapped in a flour tortilla and cooked til the chicken had the texture of cardboard. The boy's chicken was about the same and his burritos were essentially enchiladas just bigger. And his entire plate was covered in that disgusting excuse for queso blanco.
The rice was your standard spanish rice from a box with vegetables from the freezer. . . I think Uncle Ben's 90 second Mexican rice would taste better. And the beans tasted like off brand canned refried beans.
YUCK !
The food could be summed up as chain restaurant food with a non chain price and name.
Not to miss:
Star Trek it was the highlight of the evening.
Hit or miss:
Margaritas were good but overpriced
Avoid like the plague.
This sad excuse of a restaurant. Go to Mi Pueblo instead!