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| - Ate here after the 1/2 marathon! Here's the rundown of the dishes I ate, and what I thought: (First off, a well-deserved cocktail: I had a margarita, of course! It was good.)
Bread basket - I only ate one slice since I didn't want to ruin my meal, but I thought the bread was average - the butter they served with it was noticeably good, though.
Appetizer - 'Rough Cut Tuna Nachos': I have no idea what is 'nacho' about this appetizer, but if you like tuna tartare you will love this appetizer. The capers, the mango puree, the little chips they served to scoop it up with - all super delicious. The tuna was high quality.
Entree - 'Coffee-Rubbed Filet Mignon' - delicious! My steak was cooked perfectly, was a great cut of meat, and the coffee and ancho chile on the outside really added a lot of flavor. This was a big win for me.
Side - 'Fresh Corn Tamale + Jalapeno Pesto Butter' - I was not a fan of this. The tamale was not very moist, and basically tasted like a plain corn tamale that you would get at any regular Mexican restaurant - I didn't really get any flavor from the jalapeno pesto butter that was on it, either.. I can't believe I paid ten bucks for a crappy plain tamale!
Dessert - 'Churros' - not so great. These churros were pretty weak - they were not fluffy, there was no slightly gooey center and crispy outer. The sauces were also not very good - there was barely any sauce served with the churros (dunking was impossible) and neither of the sauces had strong (or notable) flavor - I would have preferred one small creamer pot of good mexican chocolate for dipping.
Service was very good - our waiter had the right frequency of checking in, and was very tolerant of us being one of the last people in the restaurant.
Really, I want to give Mesa Grill 3 or 3.5 stars because of the inconsistency in quality of dishes across all parts of dinner, but on the strength of the appetizer and main dish, I will go ahead and give them 4 stars.. I found the pricing to be appropriate to slightly on the high side (but not so expensive where I felt like the food was overpriced).
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