It's called Mission 19 but we actually believe it should be called Mission impossible. Impossible…read moreto get good food, impossible to get good service, impossible to find the place, impossible to get the staff to pay attention.
Don't get me wrong, Baja has some amazing restaurants, and the fact that Michelin gave this place a nod is shocking.
if you're going to advertise yourself as an expensive Michelin nod location and have photography that makes you look like a five star restaurant, your food and service should reflect that.
The interior decorator must have been blind. Not a single piece of furniture or fixture for flat-ware matched. With ighting that made you feel like you were in a sterile hospital, perhaps they're preparing you to go to the emergency room after eating there.
The meal started off with what we thought was ciabatta bread, but I think it was more like Chewbacca bread because it was as tough as a Wookie's skin. George Lucas won't be eating here anytime soon.
We ordered four different appetizers to try a variety of their cuisine, and had planned on ordering our main courses. Let me tell you, we never even got to the main courses.
We ordered the sopes without meat or cheese due an allergy, very simple request.....sopes with refried beans on it. First time it came with meat, beans, and cheese. We sent it back and said no meat and no cheese. Second time it came, it had meat and cheese and no beans......we said no meat and no cheese and sent it back. Third time it came, two of them had meat and cheese and one of them just had beans. And by the way, we speak Spanish.
The waiter was extremely upset because we sent the food back twice, but how much clearer can we make it, if someone is allergic to something you don't serve it to them.
Next came the octopus, not sure if they had just picked it up at the grocery store, but OMG, I can make it better at home. If you want Michelin worthy octopus, go five minutes down the road to Baja Med.
The next appetizer was the empanada with the Wagyu beef, I was really hopeful, but perhaps they misread the recipe and put an entire stick of butter in there. Five minutes down the road you can get amazing empanadas at Baja Terra.
Still starving, we got the crab tacos. We were excited to try it, but unfortunately, with the extreme amount of grease in them, it was hard to pick them up. They were useful for oiling the axle on my car.
Michelin, do better, this place didn't deserve a second look, let alone a nod. Not even remotely close to being worthy of being on your list.
