Service 2.5/5
Food 4.5/5
We ended up here from a google search of Mexican food in Lakewood. One of the best Mexican restaurants I've eaten at.
We sat at the bar so I wasn't really expecting phenomenal service, but the bartender taking car of us messed up and never even placed my girlfriend's order.
We started out with the goat cheese guac and brussel sprouts. The guac was some of the best I've ever had, better than Barrio by far.
I ordered the short rib tamale and my girlfriend got the mahi mahi taquito, which we didn't end up getting to try.
We just ended up sharing my plate rather than waiting for them to make hers from scratch and it actually ended up being enough food for two (with the appetizers). We both thought the short rib was phenomenal though and I would definitely recommend El Carnicero.