I've never had a bad meal at El Charro. The service is quick and friendly! I wish the guac portions…read morewere bigger.

Place was extremely clean and the food was very good…read more Every employee we encountered was pleasant and there seemed to be enough staff on to cover the dining room and bar. We were greeted promptly and pleasantly as we entered and were seated at a nice booth in the dining area. Service was spotty throughout the meal. We order the guacamole and it was disappointing in 2 respects: it was tiny. Smallest sized ramekin ever, it reminded me of a condiment sized dish. Secondly, and worse, we had gotten through nearly all the complimentary chips while we waited to place our order and so when our server brought out the guacamole, we had nothing to eat it with and he dropped and dashed. I wanted to ask for more chips and order a beverage and we waited an unusual amount of time between any visits from our server to our table, and this was consistent throughout the meal. We needed napkins after our meals were served and he was nowhere to be found for a long time. Didn't check on us or ask How things were. Wasn't around for us to order additional drinks or get any refills. So overall, the food was great, prepared and presented well, very flavorful and seasoned & cooked properly. The portions were plentiful/large. But the service, having to wait for drinks and refills, having to wait for service, for napkins, for take out containers, for the check and then after we gave card to pay, wait a very long time to actually cash out. It wasn't fully packed and I like a slower paced meal, but the lack of server presence was really the only disappointment. Well that and the size of the guac.

I have eaten at Don Juan several times and had take out from here even more. I believe it to be the…read morebest Mexican restaurant in our area. The food is always fresh and well prepared. Of note is the quality of their meats, which is consistently of better quality than any of their competitors and has always been cooked to perfection. the only thing comparable to the food is the service. Every person I've encountered has been friendly, kind, and attentive. As for the ambiance, they've done wonders in transforming the space from the previous iteration of Dennys. It is bright and lovely without being overbearing. I will continue to return to Don Juan's as they've earned my family's support in every way possible.

I erroneously thought Don Juan's Mexican Grill & Cantina was part of a chain. It's an easy enough…read moremistake to make with similarly named Mexican restaurants throughout the States. And seeing how extensively the former Denny's Restaurant was remodeled you definitely get that large corporate feeling. This is not your Mom & Pop's home-town restaurant effort. But that corporate feeling begins to fade somewhat while you are dining. The staff are friendly, helpful, and appear to be enjoying themselves as evidenced by some of them singing along to the authentic Mexican background music. The menu is huge! Would you believe 20 pages of drinks and food? Fortunately, there are photos for almost every dish, so you have no problem wondering what it is that you are ordering. Besides, most of the offerings are Tex-Mex dishes which Americans are quite familiar with by now, e.g., tacos, burritos, enchiladas, fajitas, quesadillas, and chimichangas. One thing that I found puzzling was that tamales were only available in each of the three Combo dishes. You apparently cannot order tamales singularly. Upon being seated, we were promptly served complimentary chips along with a red salsa and a refried bean dip with cheese, pepper, and tomato. The salsa had no spicing at all. We each ordered a large (24 oz.) draft Modelo Especial ($10 each). My initial test of a Mexican restaurant is to try a dish with their Mole and compare it with memories of the home cooked meal I was served by a close Mexican friend more than 30 years ago. However, I had wanted to also try something more than the Pollo Mole at Don Juan's. I zeroed in on Tampiqueña ($27); a marinated grilled steak and a mole enchilada coated in their house made Tia Maria Mole sauce. The dish was also served with refried beans, rice, lettuce, tomato, green onions, and guacamole in place of sliced avocado. The steak was pounded very thin so that the likely tougher cut that was used was not overly chewy. The flavors however, with the grilling and marinade were quite tasty. The enchilada was filled with tender chicken, and the mole coating on the flour tortilla was more sweet than savory as opposed to what I would have expected from a more traditional chicken and mole combination. I guess it was the Tia Maria. Once again, I did not notice any spiciness . I was also provided with a container of four fresh, warm, flour tortillas. While I'm not a fan of flour tortillas these were the best flour tortillas I've ever encountered. My wife ordered the Tacos Al Pastor ($21), choosing steak over pork or chicken, topped with pico de gallo and fresh cabbage in corn tortillas. The three tacos were also served with rice, lettuce, and tomato. The red salsa served on the side had no spiciness. However, a second container of salsa more brownish in color had plenty of spiciness. She was very pleased with her meal. One additional item on the dessert list called out to me from the moment I saw it on the menu. Sopapillas ($9), as served here, they are triangular shaped pastry dusted with cinnamon sugar, whipped cream, and a drizzle of chocolate sauce. They were tasty and enjoyable but nothing like what I first encountered in a Mexican restaurant more than 55 years ago in Albuquerque, New Mexico. There they were a basket of fried dough morsels served to us before our meal, with honey to be poured on them. YUM! Overall, we were pleased with our Tex-Mex experience and are very likely to return to try some additional menu items. If you want spicy, be sure to request the appropriate salsa.

Nicely styled cantina with tavern vibes with great tacos and other Mexican food options. Would like…read moreto try their drinks sometime soon as well. Service was great, despite there being only 1 server when I was in. Food was great. Had the carne asade fries to start, it's served on crispy waffle fries and the carne asade was super tender. I was about to go for some Birria tacos but decided to try something a little different and ordered the chopped cheese burrito. Delicious. Looking forward to coming back for more!

Well I decided to give Tipsy Taco Cantina a try after hearing mixed opinions about it. With that…read moresaid, I was pretty disappointed with my experience. Knowing that, I started things off with the pizza empanadas and the results were not good. To explain, the empanadas themselves were crispy and fresh. However, the inside was disgusting. The sausage tasted rotten and the marinara did not work at all with the empanadas. If the empanadas were filled with chicken or beef they would have been pretty good. After that, I ordered the Crunchwrap Supreme with chicken for my entree. Sadly, it was not enjoyable. To enumerate, the tortilla was fine, but the chicken was dry and tasted weird. Similarly, the cilantro creama was nasty. It was over the top sour and didn't work at all with the crunchwrap. The food was simply disappointing. When it comes down to it, Tipsy Taco Cantina is a below average restaurant that is not worth eating at with so many better options in the area.

wow! awesome delicious food prepared Mexican Style is the best kept secret in the Capitol District…read morearea! Friendly, hard working, and Speaking Staff, preparing great tasting Mexican dishes at inexpensive prices. Carnitas Quesadilla is my weekly favorite! Colorfully decorated, with Mexican decor, and packaged snacks made in Mexico, expanding my knowledge of their culture! Gracious, Bernard

stopped here on a whim after taking a day trip to Cohoes Falls Park…read more 2 chicken tamales & a horchata came to $10. Left a $2 tip. I found a bit weird that the tamales were wrapped in banana leaves instead of a corn husk, but maybe the owners are from Oaxaca or Veracruz (southern mexico where banana leaves are more popular). The flavor was excellent, but the chicken was a tad bit on the dry side. At any rate, it was a nice meal that hit the spot. The decor is very reminiscent of little family run restaurants in mexico, and the fact that everyone in the place was speaking spanish, and they didn't immediately switch to english when i spoke spanish to them was comforting. I would recommend trying this place out if you're looking for authentic mexican, they have it all and everything that came out of the kitchen looked good.

So heads up for three kids quesadillas a burrito and a set of three tacos and 5 drinks we spent…read moreover $100. Was not ready for the kids food which was mentioned was off menue to cost as much as regular adult orders. Honestly a bit absurd. For that cost and what we received we won't be back. The tortillas for my tacos fell apart while eating them the doubling it up isn't holding it together. The kids - who love quesadillas- were not interested in these at all which sucks for the price you pay. The three small tacos I received were ok. My husbands burrito was also just ok. We really wanted to like this place, we love this type of food and the branding they have is so fun! It just didn't do it for us.

I was in the mood for a quesadilla so I decided to give Tacos Diablo a try…read more With that known, I ordered a chicken quesadilla and it was fine. To explain, the tortilla was fresh and cooked perfectly. However, the quesadilla was very thin and didn't have much in it. The only thing inside the quesadilla was chicken and cheese which led to it being a bit dry. The quesadilla definitely needed some type of sauce. At least the chicken itself was flavorful and tender. That being said, it was simply an average quesadilla. To be brief, Tacos Diablo has acceptable quesadillas, but they are nothing special.

Great location & ambiance, great service and great food. Interesting creative menu and everything…read morewas well prepared for all 4 of us. Very impressive cocktails and even have their own infused spirits! I did think the Sea Bass was a high price for the size of the fish and would order something else next time.

From start to finish, I was really unimpressed with The Daisy. Starting in the small crowded entry…read moreway, we waited nearly 10 minutes for staff to approach us. We had a reservation at 6pm and felt invisible when we walked in, just to be seated in a table 5 feet away. Maybe they were understaffed, but friendly staff could have gone a long way here. We started with cocktails and they were all good. We didn't really have opportunities to order more, so I only tried one. We started with the Fried Burrata and Caesar salad. The fried buratta was delicious but not enough bread, or a spoon served with it so most of the sauce went to waste. We loved the pesto on the dish. The Caesar salad was extremely underdressed and under seasoned. None of us enjoyed it. We then ordered entrees, I got the flat iron and they ordered the carbonara and the burger. The flat iron was ordered rare, and served blue. The steak and sauce on it was cold. I didn't complain because I didn't want to try and call her over, they did not check on us after the food was delivered. The sauce on it was okay but I think it took away from the flavor of the meat, very strong cumin and chili flavor, a little gritty. The fries were good and the broccolini was mushy and overcooked. The carbonara was also a miss, it was overly peppered and unpleasant to eat. This dish was ultimately sent back and we explained it was overly peppered and inedible, and she ordered something else. My friend who ordered the burger really enjoyed it and it looked great. The server was not accommodating at all and barely checked on us. We sent food back and the server just threw it away without a thought in the world, and it remained on the bill. At this point we just wanted to pay and leave. Bad service can ruin a night, and it put a damper on our girls night out. My photos came out impeccable, unfortunately most of it looked better than it tasted. I could look over bad service if the food was great, but when neither is, it's a hard pass from me.

Was one of the best places! We came the same time last year and this was a stop. incredibly fresh…read moreoysters. Eight different varieties.Tedie got fresh whole billy clams I got a white fish sandwich whatever white fish they cut fresh that day didn't check which one it was. No need it was delicious. Crabcakes phenomenal and a restaurant where you can go in and buy fresh fish right from the counter definitely makes it one of a kind. let's just say it was so good when they said it in front of us I didn't take any pictures because I was more interested in eating. service is amazing but then again the owner was the one that was serving us, And just the inside of it is a quaint looking restaurant a very very clean restroom. And lots of goodies to purchase if you like!!

It's been two years since I said we were looking forward to returning to try their bowls or fish…read moreand chips. Well, at least we kept our word today when we ordered their two different bowls for takeout. My wife ordered the Fishbowl ($30) with the grilled fish of the day (salmon), cherry tomatoes, quinoa, feta, peaches, arugula, and basil lime vinaigrette (she said no to onions). She could not get over how tasty the quinoa tasted and wondered how they prepared it. She also thought the peaches could have been a little sweeter since we are in prime peach season. While the salmon was just slightly overcooked we'll attribute that to it continuing to cook as we drove the meals home. Even with those minor negatives, she said she would definitely order the dish again. I chose the Poke Bowl ($35) for my meal (my first ever poke bowl) with marinated raw tuna and salmon, edamame, cucumber, watermelon radish, snap peas, nori, avocado, sesame seeds, scallions, and pea tendrils, all over sushi rice with ginger gochugaru oil and soy sauce on the side. This was absolutely delicious. It was a wonderful blend of fresh flavors and textures. If I have another poke bowl somewhere else I only hope it can come close to measuring up to the enjoyment I experienced with this one.

This place is stellar in every fashion. First off, the prices are some of the cheapest I have found…read morethese days, and you get a relatively large portion for what you pay. Their menu has traditional Mexican cuisine, but also includes do fusion meals like the grilled cheese burrito or birria ramen - both of which are SO GOOD. Their 10 dollar lunch special bowls are a better version of Chipotle. Literally can not say enough good things about this place, and anything you decide to get off the menu is good (I'm almost all the way through it).

Taco Tuesday, two dollar tacos also, I like the street corn it was very tasty. ingredients are very…read morefresh. They did forget my sauce for my tacos on a to go, but overall, I was very happy with the place. It will go back again.

I've been 2 times now and had positive experiences both times…read more The place is surprisingly large and has a lot of seating. The first time we sat outside on the patio. This past time we sat indoors. There are a lot of servers constantly walking the floor. The orders come out pretty quickly. The food was good and the margaritas are large!

Great food, great service, fun interior, can't really go wrong if you're looking for good Mexican…read morefood! Birria tacos were very good, as were all the dips in the trio sampler. Lots of other great sounding options on their menu so I'm looking forward to coming back for sure!

I love getting the empanadas from here. They are authentic crispy fresh and gluten-free. I also…read morelove their salsa. Very good. Definitely recommend trying a few different ones. This restaurant offers walk in or to go and offers a lot of indoor seating options.

The woman who took my order behind the counter was just so friendly, and she had a smile the entire…read moretime we talked. After I placed an order for 2 empanadas, she pointed to a blackboard I had missed to let me know I could convert that to a lunch special which included a small salad and a lemonade, which I did. For a salad that, as far as I could tell was just lettuce, shredded carrot and dressing it was quite tasty, and I wonder what their dressing is. The lemonade was mango infused. I do not like overly sweet lemonade, and this had very little of the overt sweetness you might get elsewhere - all flavor. The empanadas are well made. Of the ones I tried today, I preferred the chorizo and cheese, which had a taste and texture of meaty and gooey. I had expected the chicken in the other empanada to be a bit firmer, until I remembered that it is more of a chicken stew. Both were very good, and I enjoyed both of the sauces that came with them. It's getting tougher and tougher to come to Galleria 7 and know what I want to get, all the choices are so tempting.