Haiku summing it up:
Tasty Mexican
But sadly too understaffed
Lovely ambience
Like the haiku says, the food was tasty, the ambience was excellent, but the restaurant seemed understaffed. I loved the location on E 4th, even if the entry was a little out of the way through an alley. I had made a reservation (good idea on a Saturday night - it was pretty crowded) and was shown right to a high top in the bar area.
Service: very slow, I got the impression that they were understaffed. We had to ask several times for water after receiving our margaritas. We had to flag someone down to take our menus off the tiny table where we had 2 large margaritas, chips, salsa, and our waters. Bathrooms were not attended to (no TP in several of the stalls). All of these added up to me thinking that there were simply not enough employees to take care of the needs of the restaurant.
Food: good. Salsa tasted very fresh, and I filled up on it while I waited (forever) for our surf and turf entree. The entree was good but unremarkable, and a small portion for $25. I think I was also pretty jaded by the slow service and full on chips by the time the entree arrived so I didn't enjoy it as much as I could have.
Overall I wasn't super impressed with the experience. The location is excellent and the ambience is conducive to a good time, I just think the service needs to be beefed up before I would be comfortable returning anytime soon.