When I saw the picture of this place, I knew exactly where it was. When I was a kid, we used to come here for Pizza, I can't remember the name, but they also had a West Seattle location on California. It was great pizza, so no idea how they went out of business, but nothing lasts forever.
The reviews for this place are sketchy. First to review was another California person with this being his first and only review. And a couple other reviews have the same profile. I wish Yelp would require at least 5 authentic reviews before they allow people to posts it would quickly identify bots and fake accounts and save anyone from trusting a lie. Unfortunately, the photos of food don't show the offerings, so we went in blind.
Immediately, I was ready to leave. CHIPS AND SALSA SHOULD ALWAYS BE COMPLIMENTARY!!! What's next, Pizza places going to charge for Parmesan and pepper flakes. Burger places no longer including fries, or Chinese restaurant's no longer including white rice? Oops that last one actually caught on.
If I am going to call someone out for charging $6 for chips and salsa, I'm certainly using all caps for THIS PLACE CHARGING $11. Are you crazy? I'm not paying that in Bellevue, I'm certainly not paying it Burien and I could be ay Disney World and I would be calling out Mickey for his predatory pricing if he shook me down for $11 for chips and salsa. This is really going to cost you and if you saw my single star, you already know a major factor.
I will concur, the portion was noticeably large, however, the flavor wasn't impressive. Both hot sauces needed salt, a lot. My entree needed salt, and everything had an overwhelming citrus infusion. Personally, I had carnitas and good carnitas are juicy and almost have a bacon like flavor. These weren't dry, but they also weren't juicy. Could have been the cut of pork. The flavor was bitter of citrus and just didn't taste authentic or as expected.
Again, this is Burien and if you think the local community is going to support these inflated prices, I wish you well, but I can't come close to recommending this place. The food is average at best and that is being generous and when you consider the prices, it just wasn't a good experience. In our case, the service wasn't warm or friendly, I 'm trying to make friends, but make me feel welcome and valuable. Don't make me feel like you are doing me a favor, but allowing me to dine with you. It just felt like an orchestrated money grab. There is no shortage of Mexican restaurants in this area and if your plan is to completely overcharge, I look forward to the next restaurant in your place.
Two big thumbs down. read more