I can't say this is exactly a new restaurant. And I say this because this restaurant went from Willows to Beso Cocina to the current version of the restaurant..
So we decided to try the new iteration of this restaurant. The inside has been spray painted with the new name and hopefully better service and better food than it's previous predecessor. My husband and I walked in and were sat cheerfully and quickly by a hostess. From there, we waited almost 10 minutes maybe a bit more? Before we had a little bit of help. When the Waitress came over, she looked a little bit worried because she realized from our looking around that we probably had been waiting there for a while without any service at all. No water, no drink order, nothing. OK, new restaurant, everyone's learning their jobs. That's understandable let's see how it goes. We talked to our Waitress, her name was Mandy and she was very lovely. She proceeded to take excellent care and provide excellent service for us at our table. We had ordered the corn niblets and had to come back out in a short while to tell us that they were out. That's a bummer but that means they probably weren't really good and a lot of people are ordering them. OK, we'll try them again another time. It's all good. We ordered chicken wings instead. While we were waiting, a man came to our table who introduced himself as Jose, the head chef for the kitchen. And much to our surprise, in his hands was a plate of corn niblets. He explained that he had to make each order himself from an ear of corn and that they take a little longer this way. The Waitress hadn't known that he would be able to do this. We immediately canceled the chicken wings and enjoyed the treat immensely. We thanked Jose of course, and we were touched by his thoughtfulness for coming out to talk to us. Great points for the restaurant, in my humble opinion.
We ordered our meals, I ordered the hanger steak and my husband ordered the combo enchiladas. My steak was absolutely done to perfection. Honestly, the vegetables were very blah with no flavor. But the steak was so tasty. I wasn't gonna say a word. The mashed potatoes that came with them were fairly tasty too. I liked them. My husband liked two of his enchiladas very well. The third one wasn't his favorite, but he also said that it was pretty good. So all in all a good meal, great service, and a very clean restaurant.
Jose did come back out to our table to check on our meal. Again, I'm very Impressed with their chef. I hope he continues to grow and learn. He's gonna be fabulous!
So try the restaurant. There was a lot of people last night that seemed to enjoy their food. And we did too. We will be back. It's gonna take a little bit of time for a brand new restaurant to get on their feet. Everyone has to learn their new roles. But I think this is gonna be a great welcome addition to our community. And the only way to help us survive, as if we all come out together and support it.
By the way, they do offer a full bar menu. To those who might be interested in that.. and they have a happier hour from Monday through Thursday from 2 to 5. Not that any of you would be looking for that... read more