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| - I love Lindo. I do. But after three or four visits, I've come to the realization that it's the atmosphere that I love, not the food. Thus, I can only justify a three star rating.
I went here in December for a work Christmas party and got the surf and turf. I ordered my steak medium rare and it came out so incredibly rare that I could only eat the outside edges. On top of that, I'm quite certain I could have gone to Albertson's for a better steak and I'm 110% certain that I could have cooked it better. What really got me though was the lobster. Never have I had a more overcooked, rubbery, dry lobster. It was an incredible disappointment. My more recent visits included ordering shrimp rellano that was pretty unremarkable and a pork chimichanga that was the last straw on my love/hate affair with Lindo Michoacan. Maybe it's standard for a chimi but there was quite literally nothing inside the tortilla other than the meat. No beans, no rice, no cheese, no sour cream, no guacamole. Nada! It was just dry and bland and not good at all. I literally ate the rice and beans and called it a night.
Now for the good part. The ambiance. The atmosphere. The entertainment. The people. The view! All of those aspects are spot on here. It's a fun spot especially for a group. Loud, vibrant, decorated like a kitschy joint you might see across the border. There's a one man mariachi band that's funny and entertaining as hell. Take note that the wait is long. Like really long. Parking is almost nonexistent and usually the street next to the restaurant is lined with cars that couldn't find a spot in the main lot. I've even seen people park at the closed business park across the street.
I wish so badly that the food was proportionate to the ambiance. For me, it's just not. Full disclosure: I'll probably be back just for the atmosphere...cross my fingers I find something on the menu that's muy bueno.
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