After reading Nelson's review, I had to try this place. It is hiding in plain sight. I can't believe the number of times I've passed on the freeway and saw that large open shopping plaza, much of it empty, and little did I know there was a gem of a restaurant right in my line of sight.
I stopped here after a "Showgirls of Las Vegas" program at the Nevada State Museum. I was the only customer at 5:10 and remained the only customer for the hour I was there. It's a shame. They should have more business.
I got the chips and salsa and I asked for the hot salsa. That salsa with habanero peppers is quite good. The mild salsa is fine, too, and I liked the small bits of avocado in the mild salsa.
The woman brought me a bowl of complimentary soup. It was not the vegetable soup shown in other photos for Chicken Itza but rather a noodle soup--fideo soup. It was very good and very hot!! Let it cool for awhile so you don't burn your lips, tongue, throat, and anything else to which this may come in contact!
For dinner, I ordered the panuchos. Since there are three to an order, I got one, chicken, one turkey, and one pork (cochinita pibil). All three were excellent! The split tortilla filled with refried black beans with the tasty meat and toppings were super!! The meats were very juicy and this was a more than one napkin experience. The meat could have been a bit hotter, but it didn't detract from the flavors.
For dessert, I had arroz con leche which was not complimentary. It is really, really, good! It had a nice amount of cinnamon, raisins, and bananas and there seemed to be some pieces of crust as if the rice and milk were baked in a pie crust of some kind.
The horchata was very good.
I'm coming back to try their other Mayan (Yucatan) specialties! It is so wonderful to live in such a diverse city with all these different foods from which to choose.