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| - First, the location is attractive and the dining room is very nice. It offers a clean, modern look, but remains warm and comfortable. The summer is nice because their many windows allows natural light to shine in. Also, they have an excellent patio.
Sadly, location and ambience are the only positive things I can offer in this review. The food was mediocre and in some cases, just not tasty. The menu lists items that sound authentic and delicious, but most things we ate were pedestrian at best. Their blue corn chips were nice. Thin, crispy, and warm. They were a nice vehicle for their guacamole. We ordered the Guacamole trio and the plain tasted the best, but was under seasoned. Forgo the specialty ones. Their Queso Fundido was hot and cheesy, but again, under seasoned. The jalapeƱo garnish gave it some flavor.
Folks in our group tried the Coca-Cola beef tacos, Cerdo Divertido Burrito, Carnitas, and Cuban Sandwich. All dishes were underwhelming. To varrying degrees, all the dishes were surprisingly dry. The beef in the tacos and the Carnitas were dry and near chalky. The beef had decent flavor, but it's brittle, dry texture really ruined the dish. Carnitas are supposed to be very tender and unctuous. These were tough and dry. The burrito and Cuban sandwich are both breadier options and needed more condiments. They were under dressed.
Lastly, the price point for their food is way too high especially for the quality. "School cafeteria" and "generic" were terms we used to describe the food. The flavor in most of these dishes showed good effort and potential, but were just so poorly executed, in my opinion.
The server staff were generally attentive, warm, and courteous. We always had water in our glasses and they checked in a few times. Though, on two occasions, one server was unable to describe dishes that peaked our interest. "It's hard to describe" is where they left it.
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