) but we ended up going.... he drove. I am guessing this used to be an Our Best Restaurant, i think thats the name. We walked in and were seated right away... there were only about 5-6 other tables there. Personally, i think it was a bit underlit (is that even a word?!).... but that was proably a positive for my 4 yr old, who was the only child with us tonight. we were served the obligatory chips and salsa right away. and without even tasting i asked for some hotter salsa.... which our server brought out. It was not the typical tomato based like the first one, but it was definitely spicier and i mixed the two up. the first tomato-based salsa i really didnt like.... it had a bit of a canned tomato taste to it, which i know a lot of places do with their salsa. The chips were warm, not hot, but nice and warm.... always nice.
i abhor Pepsi.... so water no-ice for me. boo on no Diet Coke.
there is a lot on the menu, i finally settled on the Chile Colorado 10.49 "sliced skirt steak simmered in Colorado and served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, avocado, and tortillas". I didnt know whether to get the beans refried (afraid they would be canned) or charro type (afraid they would be bland). i settled to just get them refried. My plate was huge...... the meat was pretty good (and a good portion, i shared some with my husband) .... and had a good amount of spice but not too much. the beans were tasty, NOT pasty, the lettuce and pico were good, but the pico de gallo did not have any heat to it at all. My only complaint was the rice.... it looked very pretty, but i felt it was bland.... not much flavor to it at all. The nice thing was that they also brought me a bowl of beans. They were very, very good.... really well seasoned and chunky. They were not a charro type bean...... charros have a thin broth and while flavorful, not chunky..... these were thick and hearty... in line with the Puerto-Rican beans i am used to making.
My husband ordered the Cilantro Pesto Burrito with steak.....9.99 "flour tortilla filled with grilled chicken or steak in a cilantro pesto sauce, beans, rice, and more salsa. served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo and avocado." Again a good portion on his burrito. The steak it was filled with was seasoned pretty good too.... and there was a good amount of meat, not all filler. The only disappointment with his was the cilantro pesto. I was really envisioning a thick pesto like sauce, but it was more like a thin sour cream/crema based sauce with some cilantro whizzed in it to make it a light, yucky green and it had absolutely no cilantro flavor. It took me back to my itty-bitty baby diaper-changing days, sorry to say. If the burrito did not have this sauce on it i think it would have been wayyy more appetizing.
My son wanted the usual burger with pickles, ketchup, and fries. 4.99 The children's meal comes with main, side, drink, and a small bowl of ice cream. My heart stopped when the manager came over to tell me that they had run out of burger meat for the night and what else would he like. he was very apologetic and said that he hoped we could still enjoy our meal even though it was not going to be what we wanted. Oh man..... change is NOT good for this boy! i had been coaching and prepping him for the past hour and half that he was going to be eating his "usual" meal but in a new different place, "change is good" "this is learning" "we are doing this together" etc, etc. my son was not open to anything else i was suggesting, so i just told the manager that the chicken strips would be ok. i think he honestly felt bad when he saw my son with his eyes tightlly closed, shaking his head, and not talking, but i told him that it was ok and it was a little harder for my son to change something so quickly. he said he understood, and though he was not the manager he was going to take my sons meal off of the ticket. i began to say oh thats ok, he will still try to eat it, and he said, oh no i want you to feel comfortable as if you are at home and enjoy your meal.
his chicken was actually pretty good.... it was real chicken that was breaded in house. and not a thick floury batter, but a light, maybe cornmeal based batter. his fries were prefrozen though, the type that are seasoned, not spicy though. His chicken was so good that i would enjoy it on a salad. the little bowl of vanilla ice cream was perfect too. just enough.
overall i think it was good and i would return.........
jeez.... i just realized... i talk a lot.
GOOD words, though, Becky. Thanks for the detailed review.
