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| - There is hardly a day that goes by where free chips and salsa and a giant mission-style burrito doesn't sound good. I'm always in the mood for good Mexican cuisine.... hell, even slightly bad Mexican cuisine.
Casa Rita's, however? I just wish someone had informed us that the guy who owns the salt (and every other flavoring, spice mixture) had stayed home that day. Just about everything, minus the chips and salsa, lacked. Where you'd be hoping for a pop of cumin, garlic, onion, pork fat, whatever, it just wasn't there. The most disappointing part of our meal was the black beans. Our server, almost remorsefully, told us the only black beans they had were cold, canned beans. It was almost as if she had a raincloud over her head upon delivering sad news from the kitchen. However, with a glint of hope, she did mention they could microwave them for us! Oh, joy! Rapture! We are saved. Even though the lukewarm black beans were a welcomed sight, they failed to offer any hope of flavor. Sad day.
Service was decent. A few too many people working with our table and not a single server truly seemed to know what was happening menu-wise or how customers typically like to be served -- cups typically filled and empty cups taken from the table.
It was just a bit of a disappointment. Though we were famished and food was passable, I don't imagine we would return in the near future.
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