We
had not been to this place before so we tried it for a take-out Mother's
Day dinner the other night. Called in the order and it was ready and
complete in 15 minutes, just as promised. I looked briefly
inside--there were socially distanced diners, and the place looks
appealing.
Wish the food was better. We ordered the Parrillada
Dinner for two (it's pretty much a sample of most of what they have for
fajitas), a fried shrimp dinner, some queso with chips and salsa, and
sopapillas.
For starters, the queso is just melted cheese--no
other ingredients or flavorings. But the chips were nice and fresh, so
overall a good start.
The parrillada dinner looked like it might
have been ready longer and someone else didn't want it. The carnitas
were thoroughly dry. The steak was overcooked and tough. The shrimp
were OK, but they were butterflied with the shell on so it was pretty
difficult to get the shell off to use it in a tortilla. The chicken was
decent, but pretty dry also.
There were a couple of high notes.
The beef fajitas were excellent--cooked just right, tender and very
tasty. If we'd ordered a beef and chicken fajita party pack I'd
probably be happy. We had a mixed review on the fried shrimp--the
batter was a flour batter, rather than the crispy batter we see more of
now. I didn't like it much, but the person who ordered it did.
The fries and sopapillas wilted in the to-go boxes, which is what always happens so I don't hold it against them.
I
give them a weak 3 because the service was very good--we got everything
we ordered and the server did well, she even helped me carry the items
to the car. Might be enough for me to give it another chance.
My Yelp Review
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