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    Plaza Azteca

    2.7 (176 reviews)
    ModerateMexican, Salad, Seafood

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    PLAZA AZTECA ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Jim L.

    This place has salsa that tastes like it just came straight out of a jar at local grocery store. Their tacos lacked flavor so I asked for the hot sauce which it never arrived. I would not recommend this place because you can buy ingredients at your local grocery store and it would taste much better than what this place is offering.

    Nova H.

    To begin, the inside of the restaurant is decorated nicely but seems a little small. Maybe because there's so much going on. Went for the first time on Cinco de Mayo with friends. For starters, we were seated and did not see a waiter/waitress for a good 10 minutes. A random waitress stopped by and asked if we had been helped and then brought us waters and chips before telling us that our waitress would be with us shortly. It took another waitress to see we only had waters and a low basket of chips before we finally seen our waitress. To be safe we ordered drinks and food all at once. I ordered the Arroz Con Pollo. I asked for them to hold the chicken and add shrimp. Received my meal and it was basically a salad. After being told by the waitress they only put veggies in the dish during "morning" we found that a little confusing. Manager came over, we first asked if he knew what the dish was .. he didn't at first. Once he figured it out he acted as if he didn't see what was wrong. We told him we didn't want the dish and instead of apologizing or offering something different, he snatched the plate and walked away. He then proceeded to come back and chastise our waitress for "substituting" the meal. Mind you, the menu shows that you are able to add shrimp to your dish so there as no substitutions. Aldo I believe was the managers name, was extremely rude to us and his employee. Instead of trying to tell his employee how to not do right in customer service, he should check his attitude before approaching a table.

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    The decor is ornate. The service and food are very good. They improved everything when they moved to this new location.

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    Service was ok. Food was terrible. Browned guac. Nachos seemed to spoil on the table. Good location & ambiance but that is it.

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