La Mexicana is yet another attempt to try and be an authentic Mexican Restaurant.
First thing I noticed was the small menu. Everything could fit on one page. Most Authentic Mexican Restaurants have pages upon pages of various combinations and selections. La Mexicana's menu is limited to very few items.
No bottled hot sauce located at the table. They rely on their salsa as that is more of a hot sauce.
First the pros. They give you Chips with both a Red and Green Salsa! Great! However the salsa is so extra spicy, it is like spooning hot sauce on your chips. Both the red and green were more than super spicy. Must have kept in the seeds when the chilllies were blended.
The salsa is blended to a point where it is in the sme consisency as a typical hot sauce unlike the chunky tomato salsa you see in an authentic Mexican restaurant.
The chips are not homemade chips but that out of a bag. You can really tatse the difference with hommade chips. These at La Mexicana were very bland and flavorless. Positive reviews do go to the Complimentary Chips and Salsa as only a few restaurants use this approach. 100% of the Authentic Mexican Restaurants in the US provide complimentary Chips and Salsa throughout the course of teh dinner. La Mexicann has a $3 surcharge after the 1st basket.
If you are looking to enjoy a Corona or a mixed drink, look someplace else. The restaurant opened early with no LLBO license and thus cannot serve alcohol or beer. Choose from ONLY Coke/Pepsi drinks or the Virgin Sangria.
The food is ok however no where near authentic Mexican food. The rice is steamed with peas and carrots. Typical steam rice that you would get at a Chinese Restaurant.
THe beans were actually pretty good. 4 out of 5! They come in a bowl made out of a nacho. Cool presentation. Black Beens only. Most authentic Mexican restaurants use Pinto beans.
The main courses were acceptable however given the ambiance, lake of items on the menu and the lake of authentic Mexican food, my rating is TWO out of FIVE.
2 / 5