Let's face it, it's pretty hard to mess up Americanized Mexican food. Some form of meat, cheese, onion, tomato, peppers, tortilla...maybe a mushroom..Mild salsa, lettuce, guacamole and sour cream...repeated 80 slightly different ways.
Honestly, for like an entire year I drove passed the place thinking it was closed down and covid had gotten them...but I saw lights on and cars parked outside one weekend night...then realized it was in fact open and operating on a daily basis the whole d*mn time! Also, it's attached to a gas station..so there's that.
Service was good. Our server was polite and attentive, even though we got there super early after work and were basically the only table there for a while. It did pick up and other servers came on shift around the time more people breezed in.
Margaritas...don't...just save your blood sugar and get a beer. Their pre-mix is too sweet and zero hint of sour/tartness. If there is any tequila in it, there isn't much as well...I forced myself to finish it and moved to beer.
Food...it was alright. Nothing great, but nothing bad. My husband got the 3 Taco plate. His picks were El Pastor, Lengua and Carne Asada....he said they were all a little dry and overcooked, but flavor wise, they were alright. Between you and me...he piled so much stuff on top of them: cheese dip/beans/rice/salsa/guac...I'm not even sure he could taste a flavor.
I had the Pollo Bandido..not very exciting, but it was good. The chicken was a little overcooked and the mushrooms/onions were diced a little on the small side...but meh, I didn't have to cook it or clean up after it..so it was fine!
Oh! I ordered what I thought was a side of sautéed poblanos'-which I was going to dump onto my chicken...BUT it turned out to be a stuffed poblano with shredded chicken/cheese and topped with salsa. Cleary not just poblanos'! Knowing the error of my ways NOW....I would have just ordered a couple of those little things, because they were WAY better...then got a side of rice and beans...and *bam* that would have been a perfect dinner!
There are other Mexican options in the area, this one is just like the others...El Durango, El Toro Loco, Los Arcos...all the same and on any given night, each place will have an off night or be super slammed/slow...just pick whichever is least busy and open. read more