This review is of a week day lunch.
First impression: walking up to the restaurant was negative. 2 of the cooks/chefs were outside smoking and we had to walk between them to get to the door. A little unappetizing.
Venue: The restaurant itself is very nice inside with a good size bar and huge dining space. I noticed they had many people working which seemed odd since they had maybe 6 tables of customers.
Service: Our server was a bit slow, mainly because he had to clear his own tables with no help from any of the others. He was very pleasant and attentive.
Food: The food was not great. I'm not sure what people are raving about. I found it bland and greasy. Living in Southern California I am spoiled with many amazing Mexican restaurants. This place just seems like a missed opportunity.
Overall: What really killed the experience for me was the unprofessional nature of the staff. They came off as a bunch of high school dropouts lingering around and not doing anything. Walking back and forth out of the kitchen, chatting loudly amongst themselves. Most of them not helping customers and all of them not cleaning. Behavior like this will bury this place.