. "2014-07-07T00:00:00"^^ . . . "3"^^ . "0"^^ . "2"^^ . "0"^^ . "Hacienda is a local & we go all the time - there are some great things about it and definitely recommend, but it is nowhere near as good as the actual Playa Cabana down the street. for pure food & authenticity I highly recommend the mother restaurant. For a good time, call Hacienda...if you know what I mean ;)\n\nHacienda - new lay-out is way better and there is always a great crowd. We love the Dave's Margarita, the guacamole, the shrimp (though very rich) and most of the tacos - I think my favourites are pastor, steak & chicken, but all are good. \n-There is sometimes a bit of chaos - delays in tables, mixed messages from staff, etc - sometimes you wait forever & others when you feel rushed - plus they don't have some of our fav items from the main menu - including the salad & spicy mole...Overall a great night out and worth the $$\n\nLa Libre - So I am extra excited to see a new and very cool patio in the 'hood - they did a great job on the layout / decor, but my positives end there.\n-They are trying to make La Libre separate - big mistake if you ask me. Most of the following could be easily tweaked and make this patio the best in the area:\na) Slow slow drink service - I have been three times and in all cases the drinks took forever! \nb)Warm guac in metal bowl - they usually serve you fresh guac, but for whatever reason at La Libre is not making fresh guac or serving their awesome habenero hot sauce outside either \nc) Dry Pork - THe make your own taco platter with spit fired pork is 4/10 - dry and lacking flavour - too bad because this is their 'specialty' according to the servers\nd)Not enough items & very little in terms of healthy choices\n\nHoping that La Libre gets their sea legs and goes on to be amazing food-wise...for now I am only going for drinks..."^^ .