I had never been to this place while
it was Hacienda Isabel, but our family decided to come give this place a
try under its new name.
The service was overall OK but a bit on
the slow side given that it was only moderately busy. We ordered a
queso with our chips, which was fine. The chips are slightly thicker
than average--some say that makes them hard but these were crisp and
good. They serve their salsa warm.
We ordered a combination
enchilada plate, the spinach enchiladas, and the La Bamba special
platter. I would say the enchiladas were fine--I don't have very
discerning taste on those, and they seemed competently done. The La
Bamba platter was a little disappointing.
If you look at their
menu you'll note that some of the fajita platters are served with the
condiments (cheese, sour cream, guacamole etc) in dishes directly on the
hot plate. Those condiments are supposed to be cold, and they heat up
quickly when served that way. At best that reduces their contrast on
the tortilla (warm guacamole is kind of gross), and the cheese becomes
difficult to get out of the dish almost immediately. Move the dishes
off the hot plate as soon as they bring it if you can.
As for the
contents of the La Bamba--the beef and chicken were average. Beef kind
of chewy, chicken just a touch dry, which is normal. I thought the
sausage would be something tasty, like a chorizo or a smoked sausage,
but it was pretty much a hot dog. I've had this in other Tex-Mex
places, you would think I'd have learned. The baloney flavor just
doesn't compliment the rest of the items. The shrimp were OK, a bit
overdone but decently seasoned. It really wasn't too bad, we ended up
eating it all, just not great.
Ordinarily I'd order a dessert,
but we were ready to leave and I didn't see it turning the meal around,
so we'll assume their traditional desserts are OK as well. I give them 3
stars because they are friendly folks and good corporate citizens,
supporting good causes. There are probably other things on the menu
that are better (the ribeye tacos looked tempting).
My Yelp Review
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