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    El Banquete - Chicken Spinach enchiladas

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    3.5(67 reviews)
    1.5 km
    $$

    Today I had to run to Claremore over lunch, so I took advantage of the opportunity to try El…read moreBanquete. TLDR: Great food, nice interior, decent prices. I hit the door right at 11:45 and was promptly seated, swapping a menu, chips and salsa for a drink order and a small queso. The menu is reasonably large, but not overly so. Plenty of options to choose from for almost anyone. I'd already seen they had Chile Verde on the menu, so I zeroed in on that like a fat dog on a chicken leg. Almost immediately, the queso hit the table. The salsa was out of this world good. I seriously almost ordered a pint to go, it was so good. Not hot at all, but rich with tomato flavors and subtle heat and spices. The queso was thin, and stayed workable throughout the meal, which is a huge plus for me. Flavorwise, it was slightly rich, very Monetery Jack flavored with noticeable hints of jalapeno. Great queso. My entree hit the table quickly, while I was still face deep in queso and chips. Beatifully plated, I hoped the taste lived up to the appearance.... and it did. While it was all good, surprisingly the rice turned out to be the unexpected star. It takes effort to make a simple rice dish standout like this. Light and fluffy, the flavor was borderline intense, for rice. It had a hearty undertone that I couldn't place, but I loved it. A lot. Nothing but rice... no corn, no peas, no nonsense, no kidding. The Chile Verde was outstanding. Probably one of the top three I've had in the area. Not sure if they slow cooked the pork with the sauce like is proper, but if I can't tell, then I'm not gonna care. The meat was properly shredded, tender and moist, and full of both meaty and saucy flavor. The beans were also really well done. Well colored (not gray), and with some noticable flavoring in the chile powder spectrum, I dipped chips into them until they were gone. Overall, nothing about my experience was less than great. My server was amenable enough, but didn't really engage in any interaction. No issues there, just a difference in styles, that didn't detract at all. With the queso and an iced tea, the bill was just over $22, and for what I got, I came away quite satisfied.

    I normally do not do this but I was so uncomfortable the last time I ate at this restaurant. I felt…read morethe need to write a review. They have a robot going around the restaurant that comes up to your table and starts speaking. I was so uncomfortable and disappointed that this restaurant would bring such a horrible thing in. My food was cold because instead of having waiters and waitresses, they rely on a robot to do their job. My food wasn't fit to eat and I'm sure it was because it sat back in the kitchen for an absurd amount of time because they have a robot for an employee instead of real human beings. Shame on this restaurant. I'm so disappointed that they would literally have a robot instead of a human being & someone who needs a job in there to wait tables.

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