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| - I was for quite a while quite torn on how to review Los Habaneros. This is the first Mexican restaurant that I have been to since moving to Cleveland, so I wasn't sure what to expect. I also didn't know if I should review this place keeping in mind the lack of Mexican culture in Cleveland, or review it compared to other Mexican places that I've eaten at... Coming from Denver, this was a difficult decision since Denver is overflowing with a vibrant Mexican culture....
In the end, I decided to review it based on what I know, and that is why this is barely a 2 star restaurant. It could even be 1 star, but I like to keep 1 star for the truly horrific. That being said, I will just come out and say that this place isn't good. The food doesn't taste like anything, and everything pretty obviously came out of a can... either that or the people in charge of making the red sauce has no idea what they are doing. I myself, with literally no effort, could make better Mexican food with ingredients found at a small convenience store. I hate to be so blunt since the service was friendly and the pitcher of margaritas was actually pretty decent, but it is what it is. This is not "Authentic" at all. This is one step above Casa Bonita.
I don't expect to find good Mexican food in this city, but there has to be something better than cheap canned tasteless goo. Go have some Italian food or some Eastern European and spare yourself.
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