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| - This is my new favorite Mexican restaurant in Pittsburgh. I've been wanting to try it for a while, but everytime I look on Nowait, it said there was a long wait and you can't get in line until you go to the restaurant. So we waited for a Sunday night with no sporting events and the wait was less than 10 minutes.
Back to the food: it was super tasty and all the combinations were well done. We got the chili, which appears to be disappearing off the menu soon. It was a great pairing with the chips and queso, which were also out-of-this-world good. The chili definitely had some kick to it. Don't get it if you can't handle any heat.
We also had the short rib torta. It was amazing. It was the perfect mix of meat, arugula and bread. It was good by itself, the tomatillo salsa that came with it was just ok and didn't add that much flavor.
We rounded it off with the conchinita pibil taco and the short rib taco. Both were a perfect taste combination between the meat, toppings and tortilla and we would definitely get both again.
We did try a margarita! I added it on last minute and didn't have a menu in front of me. I asked for a "fruity margarita" (I know, not very classy) and they brought a great homemade blackberry margarita. It was well made and the truly classy version of a "fruity margarita" and definitely not skimpy on the tequila.
The only quibble with a minor service issue that Jen, the manager, more than made up for. In fact, she identified the problem before we brought it to her attention and went out of her way to make it a spectacular experience. What started as problem turned in a great night out after a long day and we are hooked on this place and will be back. It's worth the wait!
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