We went on Cinco De Mayo and it was fabulous!!! The food was great, very flavorful. Service was awesome. Shout out to Samantha. She was on top of everything. They had a DJ and it was like a party. Conga line and all. Highly recommend. read more

Casual neighborhood restaurant serving authentic Latin dishes and excellent drinks. Came early on a Friday afternoon, the weather was nice so we sat outside. We ordered the chicken quesadilla - tostones rellenos - chicken empanadas - and a bunch of margaritas !! Let me tell you, be careful of those margaritas they are dangerous (y We also ordered the calamari and yuck, it smelled and tasted very fishy - so we sent that back Also - we noticed when we were home - they charged us a credit card fee 3% we paid cash not card read more

Margaritas Cafe - Mexican Near Me - Smithtown, New York

I have been to a few other Margaritas Cafe. This one seems like a distant relative. The staff were friendly and professional. Always asking if we needed anything and how everything was. They did seem a little overwhelmed due to the busyness of the Saturday night. The mariachi band were super talented and fun. From "Happy Birthday" to "Ole Ole Ole" they killed it! The deco is welcoming and artistic with paintings and other art styles. The restaurant was clean as the staff was clearing tables and tending to messes in a timely matter. My only complaint is the food. Most people in my party said the same. I got the special "Cara Mexicana" the shrimp were over cooked, and the steak had a burnt and charred taste to it. I ordered it medium rare and it was still purple on the inside. Which made the meal hard to finish. I will say the table side guacamole was very tasty. Not sure if it was an off night, or they were just swamped. But I will not be returning to this MC. The one in East Meadow is my favorite and I'll be going there. read more

Great casual spot for good food. They have a very impressive drink menu, tableside guac and delicious food. What more can you ask for?! Good tacos and quesadillas! It is located in an unsuspecting small shopping center and I think that further adds to the charm of Margaritas Cafe. Nice local place. read more

The charcoal-grilled chicken skewers were super dry and overcooked. The vegetables weren't all that fresh. The customer service was okay for a Tuesday evening dinner. There were flies buzzing around inside the restaurant. The interior needs some renovating. read more

Margaritas Cafe - Mexican Near Me - Smithtown, New York

My boyfriend and I were both craving Mexican for dinner. I've been to the location in Hicksville, so I knew what to expect at this location. Chips and salsa to start. I didn't want to fill up on this so I didn't have any. My boyfriend enjoyed though. For drinks I got a coconut margarita and he got the house margarita. Both tasty! For an appetizer we got queso fundido. Absolutely delicious! Definitely fixed my craving for ooey gooey melted cheese. I enjoyed the chorizo pieces also! For my entree I got shrimp tacos. It was good, but the shrimp was diced up quiet small. Not really sure how many "full sized" shrimp the diced up pieces would be equal to. It came with rice and beans. Overall it was tasty, but I would have preferred full sized shrimp. My boyfriend got arroz con pollo. He enjoyed it and it remained super hot the entire time. Even on the car ride home his leftovers remained super hot. It also came with a side of refried beans. Our waitress never really came back. Someone else brought our appetizer and someone else brought our entrees. She never came back to see if everything was okay or if we needed anything until the last few minutes of the meal. Food was good, but service needs improvement. read more

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Went to Margaritas Cafe in Smithtown tonight for dinner. Very disappointed. Our water was non-existent most of the night. Took my drink order and ignored the rest of my family. Brought my drink and disappeared again. We finally got all of our orders in. My fajitas came with my plate of sides. Myself and one of my kids ordered double rice and no beans. Both of us got beans. My tortillas came out 25 minutes later after asking 3 times. By that time my meal was cold. Decided to order dessert as we were there for a birthday celebration. Waiter took my order and was waking away without taking everyone else's order, we didn't even get to order coffee as the walked away so fast. When we finally got the bill they automatically tacked on a 20% tip, and we were only a party of 4. We will not be back. read more

Went with my family. Had a mango Margherita that was too sweet and little alcohol. The tacos were fine, pork was overcooked and the beef was better. DO NOT ORDER KIDS MEALS!!! Absolutely suck. For 10$ they send you a plate of disgusting chicken fingers that were probably fried 3 times. The quesedilla was a 1/ 2in melted cheese of gloppy mozzarella. We spent 90$??? Not coming back. read more

Restaurant was run down. Ordered quesadillas and they looked like tacos. Food was mediocre. Found a hair in my food which was disgusting. The only good part were the drinks. Update: I had to pick up my debit card cause I left it so I picked it up today. I walked in and there was a guy sitting at the bar looking like a manager. I tell him my name and show him my license. He walks to the cash register at front and goes "oh you called the other day and said you were going to pick it up then... but never showed up...." extremely condescending. I'm thinking "isn't that why I'm here now?!" no need to make an unnecessary comment. Extremely rude. Then he takes out the card and goes "this is it?" With my name clearly shown on it. Then proceeds to go "have a nice day!" As I walk out. Don't work in a customer related business if you don't know how to talk nicely. read more

If you're looking for a fun place to enjoy some amazing mexican food and margs, this is the place to go! Margaritas cafe has everything you could want in a mexican restaurant experience. The chips and salsa - 10/10. Their margaritas - 10/10. The VIBE - 10/10. I can't see myself going anywhere else for mexican food after one evening spent at Margaritas. I've gone a few times now, and the service has always been great. Even when the restaurant is packed and you have the mariachi band playing loudly, your needs will never go unmet. The manager is very friendly and welcoming. I can't wait to come back!!! read more

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We were here for birthday celebration which the guy named Bryan totally ruined it. His cocky attitude, no respect for customers, I am surprised how the owners still tolerate him and let him run the business. We had asked for birthday dessert and celebration in the beginning which he had agreed too but supposedly he told the waitress not to do it since they are busy. We were never told about it while we waited for the cake. When we asked Bryan, he was like we are busy and we can't do it. So we said why didn't you let us know so that we could have left after dinner. He straight up said go call the owner. Disgusting people, never again and not sending anyone of my family or friends either. read more

They messed up all meals and no refund. Never come back again. I ordered takeout for Chimichanga with chicken, Nachos with ground beef and tacos with chicken. Nothing came correctly. We got chimichanga with beef, Nachos with no meat and tacos with beef..... We called but they of course insisted they made correctly. They said I can cancel though Uber eat, but we couldn't. It was overcharged for Nachos and I was very disappointed. This was not acceptable. read more

Margaritas Cafe - Orders Nachos with ground beef, but no meat came - Mexican Near Me - Smithtown, New York

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Been to the Port Jeff location before and that was great, so figured we'd try this one. Interior definitely seemed a little more spacious, can't speak to outdoor seating as it wasn't set up yet. The food & drinks here kind of missed the mark for us though. -Chicken Tacos: 2.5/5, skimpy and primarily just the tortilla. The fillings were lacking pretty hard and for the cost it was quite surprising. -Taquitos (Chicken): 3/5, I've definitely had better, and for much cheaper. This was just 3 taquitos cut in half for around $14. They were good but felt a little ripped off. -Steak Burrito: 4/5, this was actually pretty good. Decent amount of steak and was filling. But again close to $20 for a burrito is on the high side for what you got. -Margaritas: 1/5, the margs we got at the Port jeff location were fantastic. These ones though? Some of the worst we'd ever had...anywhere. Served in wine glasses, & tasted zero alcohol. We were going to ask if we were served the wrong thing but the salted rim on both led us to believe they were margs and didn't want to offend them. But these legit tasted like straight up mango juice out of a wine glass. No bueno... Overall, we still like the restaurant in general enough to come back..but it won't be this location again. We'll drive the extra distance to Port jeff for sure. read more

Popped in for dinner for lunch and we loved it all. Excellent service, extensive food & cocktail menu plus a very nice themed dining area. Started off with the slightly sweet shrimp ceviche served in a perfectly crunchy taco shell with the right chew, crunch & texture. The shrimp ceviche was prefect and delicious, served with slices of avocado, side of plantain chips and chopped tomatoes and onions. We devoured it! My burrito mojado had chewy chunks of perfect medium rare skirt steak, covered in green tomatillo sauce, melted Mexican cheese, crema & guacamole. This was good through every bite. My Sous chef has the Tacos de Puero, pork tacos in soft tortilla that was caramelized chunks of delicious meat. Both plates had the best side of refried beans and Mexican rice that we have had in a long time, the beans had chunks of whole beans and a depth of flavor. bonus was both plates came out piping hot! Can't wait to go back again read more

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I came here for margaritas and shrimp Fajita on a Fri night (bc dirty tacos & tequila had a 1hr 40mins wait) The man at the door told us 15 mins wait and to head to the bar to be called. We sat at the bar as we were waiting for our table... ordered the jalapeño Margaritas, sangrias. Bartender started off right & muddled chopped jalapeños Ok!! We are off to a good start! I said Yes to salted rim! It was colored salt ok, I like the little effort but don't care for food coloring. The first sip, was a HUGE disappointment. weak & Watered down margarita mix is not the way to start this Friday night dinner! muddled overpowering jalapeños. The other parties didn't say much about their drinks so assuming their cocktails were not that great either! The only thing flavored in this drink was the colored salt on the rim and jalapeños! We were quickly seated to our table where our waiter gave us tortilla chips and salsa at the table. Handed us the menus.. lots to read! Then overwhelmed us w their specials! They highly recommended we order appetizers... and more drinks (no thanks to your cocktails) I'll take a cerveza instead! Shrimp fajitas was delicious. Fried calamari was decent ( can't really mess that up right?) Other party ordered enchiladas Suiza. Other ordered the steak quesadilla. What came to the table looked like 3 bean + ground beef tacos! Confused, wondering did we get someone's beef tacos? Where's the melted cheese in the quesadilla? and where's the darn steak in the steak quesadilla? We called the waiter over and pointed to her plate and asked what is this she ordered. He said steak quesadilla! Wow! Really? Charged $25.90 for dog food! Yes, I call it dog food bc she didn't eat it and brought it back for the dogs to eat. Anyone else ever order steak and get ground beef and bean fillers? I know, we weren't drunk! Waiter really tried hard for us to order, order some more! We filled up on chips! We skipped dessert, paid and got out of there and said, we will not return. The only thing going for this place is the live mariachi band that makes their way around the tables for tips. The basket of tortilla chips & shrimp Fajita. Skip The $15 margaritas & order a beer. Perhaps the seafood paella is better but I don't want to take the chance to be disappointed again. read more

I had an early dinner here this morning. I am so glad we came here! The paella here is very delicious. The scallops, shrimp, lobster, clams, and mussels were so fresh! They make the guacamole right in front of you. The sweet plantains were soft, sweet and not very oily. They came with a dipping sauce - I think it was a sour cream. It was first time I was ever given a dipping sauce with sweet plantains. It was something different I really enjoyed. The service here is so courteous and phenomenal. Our waitress was so warm and personable. They also had a live mariachi band! We were personally asked if we had a specific song we wanted to request. It was lovely to have someone come over to our table. The coffee here is very good and the tres leches was delicious. Bathrooms were very clean (I respect this a lot) and the decor is colorful and upbeat. *****BRING A DESIGNATED DRIVER: this is the place to go and have cocktails. They have excellent happy hour and drink specials. read more

Margaritas Cafe - Mexican Near Me - Smithtown, New York

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After ordering some wings at Croxley's Jay O. And I decided to get an app at another place nearby. This restaurant came up on yelp of course and with good reviews we headed right over. We were surprised by how crowded it was. We took two seats at the bar and reviewed the menu. We decided to order two apps- queso fundido and empanadas mixto. Our waitress Vanessa who was very sweet let us know about the chorizo in the queso and stated that the empanadas comes with a chicken and shrimp sauce on top, different for sure but she said she likes it so we ordered it. The queso came in red sauce. I've ordered it in many Mexican restaurants in the U.S. and in Mexico it never comes in any sauce. While different it was good Jay O. definitely enjoyed it more than I did. The empanadas was delicious! The ground beef in it tasted pasty/mushy texture but good and with the chicken/shrimp sauce on top man really good! I really liked the empanadas here. We look forward to coming back and trying some entrees. read more

My wife and I had a blast. The vibe was amazing and the drinks were awesome. My food was excellent and the staff was super friendly. I especially had an excellent evening thanks to the courtesy of one of their waiters, Alex; he made the evening super! Half the "battle" when it comes to restaurants is the service and this place has got it. I'll be checking out their port Jeff location too since they have more than one establishment. But, one way or the other, I'll be coming back again! read more

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my mom always wants to go here for her birthday every year. the staff is attentive and hard working. the food is always delicious. a few times i've left and my stomach doesn't feel right but i can't figure out why that is. it's just me honestly. but my parents enjoy the food and the sangria and that's all that matters. dessert is always good. flan and fried ice cream are our favorite. read more

Margaritas Cafe - ropa vieja - Mexican Near Me - Smithtown, New York

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Went to Margaritas's Cafe in Hauppauge tonight with a group from work. Service was great, food was great. But something else really impressed me. Because we were a party of 6, we had auto-gratuity on the bill, which is pretty standard. I didn't notice so I tipped on top of that. Our server stopped me on my way out and said, you already paid gratuity, you don't have to pay more. She then crossed the extra tip out. I was so impressed with her integrity. They really didn't have to do that! Great place. I've been here many times and always enjoyed it. Now I have a new reason to keep coming back. read more

Hate to say it, but this just wasn't a good experience. I'm really only giving it the two stars because my husband said his shrimp tacos were ok, and my sister-in-law who picked it seemed to enjoy it. The service was terrible. There wasn't a crowd at all, the place was quite dead and it took foreverrrrrr just for us to get our appetizers. We kept making jokes to each other that maybe we were there too early and the chef hadn't come in yet. At least when the food finally arrived, the apps themselves were okay. Then it took that much longer for the main coarse to come out. Though they warned us the plates were hot, the food itself wasn't hot enough. My brother-in-law and I both had fish dishes and both were WAY too salty. So salty in fact that neither of us ate more than half our dish. In my experience, when fish is too salty it means it's not fresh. My nephew's meat wasn't cooked enough and had to go back to be cooked more. My father-in-law, who really isn't all that picky, said his steak was so-so. Obviously, we didn't stay for dessert. I see that overall this place get decent reviews, but that isn't at all how things went for me and my family. Maybe we went at an off time, or maybe the staff was having an off day, but I didn't like the food, the service and even the location was meh (it's in a bit of a cruddy strip mall). It's not someplace I think I'd ever go back to. read more

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My son looks forward to the chips every time we are in the area. Food is solid and ambiance is good, though the mariachis are a bit over the top for my wife. read more

This is my favorite Mexican place for a solid happy hour and dinner to follow! The prices are awesome for the portions, the margaritas are great, and service/management is also wonderful! Highlight is always the live music! Pro tip: think of the song you want played so when you get asked you're not as clueless as I often am when put on the spot! Haha. read more

Very nice atmosphere. First time coming to this restaurant. The strip mall looks run down but once you go inside here it's very nice. They had a live mariachi band which was very nice. The table side guacamole was tasty but the tip jar sitting on the stand in our face was tacky. I had to handle my money and dirty my hands prior to touching my chips. Had a pitcher of margarita and they were very good. Order enchiladas with green sauce. The rice was delicious. The green sauce was on the sweet side. Waitress was very good and helpful. It was an overall great meal. Would definitely go back. read more

Margaritas Cafe - Margarita - Mexican Near Me - Smithtown, New York

Sad to say that I am underwhelmed by margaritas cafe. First, let's start with the name of the place. You name your restaurant "margaritas cafe" and I expect there to be a diverse array of margs to choose from. Alas, there were an average amount but nothing that stood out to be as innovative or exciting. I ordered my ole faithful, the jalapeño marg. It was inedible . Indrinkable . There were huge chunks of jalapeños that I had to keep spitting into a napkin. It was super unpleasant to get spicy chunks with every sip that I literally could not drink it. I had to...send it back :/ and the bartender informed me that they muddle fresh jalapeños . Maybe she meant to say they mince fresh jalapeños ? Or we literally stick an entire jalapeño in. Whatever she meant to say, it was gross. I opted for a tequila shot , which has now become my new ole faithful. Can't screw that up, right? It was not chilled but I let it slide. Now the food. We tried a few tacos and the steak fajitas. The ground beef comes with peppers and onions already mixed in. I've never seen taco meat like this and it was delicious, tasty, and satisfying. The steak and chicken tacos weren't as good as the meat was pretty dry. They make their own taco shells and you can tell, so that's a nice touch. The steak fajitas were very disappointing. The steak used was terrible. Cut way too thick, too chewy, couldn't eat it in the flour tortillas, had to cut it into tiny pieces before fajitaing it. Plus it had NO flavor :( it was just about the worst steak fajita I've ever had, didn't finish it. I guess I'd give it one more try but pretty much the decor was the best part. I didn't take a photo but inside it's adorned with day of the dead artwork and bright pink booths. It's like Mexican Barbie dream house. read more

Margaritas Cafe - Jalapeño marg . Looks pretty , tasted awful :( - Mexican Near Me - Smithtown, New York

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YUMM. Highly recommend, have been here a few times and the food is authentic mexican with large portions. Everything is flavorful and delicious. Sometimes they have mariachi bands coming around playing music. Restaurant is vibrant and eccentric. Food is moderate to pricey but it's well worth it. Delicious, great for take out too. Drinks are really good and strong. read more

Food was amazing, service was great! Will definitely go back again. Ambiance was awesome too!

Ambiance (2/5): Came with a friend for late night drinks and snacks. The restaurant itself looked clean and we elected for outdoor seating. The outside area was well demarcated but the restaurant is in the middle of a strip mall so not much in the way of visual interest. Food (1/5): I ordered the shrimp ceviche and pork tacos. The ceviche was unlike anything I've ever had before. It was essentially diced cooked shrimp smothered in cocktail sauce on a bed of shredded lettuce served in a fried tortilla bowl. Flavours were absent and underwhelming. My tacos were slightly better but again the food tasted under-seasoned. The tortilla didn't taste fresh and also kept tearing, which unhelpful. To add insult to injury, the food was not cheap. Service (2/5): Our server rushed over as soon as we had sat down to ask if we knew what we wanted. The entire night our service interactions seemed very rushed/stressed. I did not feel comfortable dining here. read more

Good Food- Great drinks- Good Friends = Great Time! Have been looking for a good casual place for Brunch and found it here. Fun waitress staff- and they also have live mariachi music. Food is delicious and dessert is flambe'd, with fruit and whipped cream. Try the watermelon margaritas, a mojito or 2, and ask for the homemade guacamole- they make it fresh right at your table. Great dining experience read more

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Unassuming little restaurant tucked away in a corner of mildly busy shopping center. Once you enter, you are taken aback by the vibrant and lively interior with a beautiful bar area. We came here for lunch on a weekday and they had lots of options for lunch specials. Prices were good but the portions, at least what i'm used to in a mexican restaurant, were a bit smaller. I had the chicken burrito and chimichanga combo and i also had a taste of the fish tacos. Burrito and chimichanga had great flavor and the rice and beans were tasty. I was disappointed with the fish tacos which were bland and unseasoned. Other than the fish tacos, everything else including the complimentary chips and salsa and the service were top notch. We will definitely be back for some margaritas! $3 margarita on Tuesdays! read more

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First I want to say I'm not a fan of Mexican food. However, the food here was amazing! We ordered chicken quesadillas, Nachos, and some Margaritas (to play it safe) to go. Quesadillas had chicken with every bite! Nachos were also good wished we would have added steak to it. Oh well guess we will have to go back. Just want to take a minute and also say I love that we can now take drinks to go - one of the best things that has come out of this covid sitch. read more

Always a great choice. At the last minute, my husband and I decided to go out for dinner. We went to the Smithtown location on a Friday night at 7:00. We waited about 30 mins for our table, but we hang out at the bar where they were giving out samples of margaritas! We proceeded to befriend two of the nicest couples and the half hour went by in a flash. Service was excellent and our meals were great! I can't help but get the same thing every time we go. Skirt steak with rice and beans nothing fab y but always delicious! read more

Margaritas Cafe - Skirt steak with rice and beans - Mexican Near Me - Smithtown, New York

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Old review - Stopped in for lunch and was pleasantly surprised to find a very nice lunch menu with very reasonable prices. Food was great, we tried the chicken fajitas, chimichanga and enchiladas. Portions were a good size and everything was served hot. Service was friendly. I will definitely come back for dinner and try more dishes. 2nd review - food wasn't nearly as good as our last visit here. Flautas were totally over cooked and dried out. Meat in the Enchiladas were also very dry. Everyone felt their dinners weren't very good this time around. Maybe it was a bad night. Only item that was a hit was the table side guacamole. read more

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Stopped in with my mom on a busy Thursday night. Arrived just as the dinner wash was ending, we were seated relatively quickly and service was fast from then on. House margarita was good though a bit too sweet for my taste. Mom had sangria which she enjoyed but I don't remember her ever having a sangria that she didn't enjoy. Tasty chips and salsa came to the table immediately. We didn't order the table-prepared guac but the next table over did and it looked delicious. Entrees were yummy - I had steak fajitias and the quality cut of steak was cooked just right (medium rare). I will definitely return here. read more

Margaritas Cafe - Steak fajitas! - Mexican Near Me - Smithtown, New York

Awesome atmosphere! Delicious food. I recommend for all. Mexican food is life. I can't wait to come here again. These are flames. Mariachi band for the win. read more

Margaritas Cafe - Mexican Near Me - Smithtown, New York

Husband and I went on a Friday evening. We were warmy greeted and would have been immediately seated but we opted to chill at the beautiful bar. Emely and Vanessa were working like busy bees but made the time to make all their customers feel special . Every cocktail, margarita, etc. we ordered were made to perfection. We shared the jalapenos poppers which was pretty good. For dinner we had moist and tasty chicken fajitas. During our stay there must have been 3 birthday parties. The mariachi band and staff sang and clapped, like a mini birthday party. Everyone was having fun. Really enjoyed ourselves and want to send a big thank you to the entire staff for making us feel so welcomed!! Emely and Vanessa were exceptional and extremely hard working, an asset to this establishment. We only planned on staying for about an hour or two but actually stayed til closing. LOL. Looking forward to returning soon!!! read more

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went for dinner. terrible service, small portions, never brought our appetizer out. would never recommend. so nany better mexican restaurants. read more

First of all...I could write an entire book...Like man ol man!!!! We travel to Mexico (prior to Pandemic) at least twice a year. We even got married in Mexico. We love Mexican food. This place though? BEST food I HAVE EVER EATEN IN MY LIFE!!! From the WATER to the DRINKS (even my Pepsi was fresh! Yall knowww what I mean!) to the ambiance to the damn FOOD. The seasoning was on POINT!!! Like everything was on 100!!! We could not stop eating. Could. Not. Stop. Eating. I couldn't even take a pic of my damn food. My bad! Why can't Philly have a place like this?! We will travel up here JUST for the food. Not lying. Staff was also really great! Oh and to top it off. My son eats nothing. We struggle with that but even his little self ate and said it was really good! We have a winner yall!!!! Whew!!! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!!!!!!! (We had fajitas, and taquitos. Son had chicken fingers and fries.) read more

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Always a pleasure to dine and have drinks at this amazing restaurant/bar. Friendly staff and food and drinks are always great! The Mariachi keeps it authentic! They always let me sing with them! Love this place! 5 Rene is very hospitable and always greets us with a smile. We feel like family! Best place to hang out for happy hour and appetizers. read more

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The best thing I can say about this place was the decor was nice and the waitress was good, but the food was mediocre at best, and some was just not good at all. The first problem is my wife has celiac and Mexican food is always safe, but for some reason , like 90% of the sauces and food has added flour to it for no reason. That is not the way to season or cook most of these Latin dishes like ropa vieja, some of their steaks etc. it was my wife's bday and she had to get plain chicken fajitas. Even their corn chips are cooked in a common fryer. There was nothing she could really eat. Both my kids got steak tacos and they tasted oddly sweet and they never complain, and they wouldn't eat their food. I had a shrimp avocado salad which was decent, and a chicken soup which was the best thing but even that they added flour to, so was also off limits to my wife Overall we were disappointed read more