12/9/2020, 7:08 pm
Receipt# EFMCD9D1CJNZY
I have been to this restaurant three time in the past 2 months. And they really aren't all that bad.
I remember the El Mexicano that was in this very same spot for a long long time. They have some fairly decent food. But they're gone now, and La Gringa is here. In all, they are pretty darned good for a fresh start up.
The meal I ordered is chicken enchiladas with rice & beans and chips & salsa on the side.
In all three visits the wait staff were slow to greet, but they are trying their best, so I'll give them 3 stars. (3/5)
The setting is a little different than what El Mexicano had. They ditched the carpet, which is good. They added a lot of light, which I think is overdone. And I did not hear any music. Music goes great with a meal, in my opinion. So two stars works for this. (2/5)
The chips and salsa, well, the chips are chips where ever you go. But the salsa, that makes a big difference. I prefer cilantro in the salsa, and there was no cilantro. It was also soupy, which really isn't bad, but I prefer chunkiness as well, with the soupyness. I think that half pico de gallo and half soupy salsa with cilantro would be killer. It did help the rice and enchiladas as well. So I'll give that 4 stars. (4/5)
The rice was not bad, I may be wrong about this, but I'm thinking it resembled instant rice. Instant rice in a restaurant? Bad idea. One star. (1/5)
The beans were done well. They came with a splotch of shredded cheese. Four stars. (4/5)
There was an addition of lettuce, shredded cheese, and chopped tomato. That added to the meal very well. Four stars. (4/5)
Now for the meal itself. The chicken enchiladas. The red sauce was flavorful. The cheese was creamy and good. The sour cream, really? Sour cream goes well with an enchilada, but in this case it was only as an adornment, no taste to the sour cream. The chicken meat was dry. I think they would be better off using dark meat as it has a higher fat content thus more implied moisture. In all the enchilada pulls three stars. (3/5)
Then, the cost. The enchilada platter was $12.99, drink was $2.99, total after tax was $17.22. Was it worth it? Well, the meal was not bad, but I think it's over priced. So I think that three stars covers the price. (3/5)
Total score, three out of five stars. As I said, I could be wrong about the rice, but if I am and it's not instant, then that's even worse. There is a lot of room for improvement, but as I said, they are trying. And I'm not including the score for not having handicapped parking.... read more