Mexican restaurant, Family restaurant, Restaurant
While spending some time downtown with my Dad we decided to stop for some Mexican food.I remembered about five or so years ago I had stopped here and loved it.We arrived a little after opening and the parking lot was already filling up.I was pleased that we were greeted instantly upon entering and taken directly to a table.My dad is a bit hard of hearing and it was already pretty loud inside so we asked to sit at a corner table.It was a bit better but still quite loud so keep that in mind if you don’t like places like that.The menu isn’t very big, but it has some very good options.They had a few specials today for $10 which was great.Chips, salsa and water were brought over while we decided on what to eat.Last time I had been here I had carnitas, but today I opted for the chicken enchiladas with green sauce and added a shredded beef taco.My dad chose the special of two chicken tacos with rice and beans for the $10.The salsa had a bit of a kick, but not too bad.Chips were good but nothing over the top.Service was awesome the entire meal.Our food came out hot and quick.My taco were crispy on the outside and full of great flavored meat.My enchilada had so much ooey gooey cheese and a good amount of chicken.The rice and beans were good too, but the rice was probably the better of the two.My dad ate his entire plate and that says a lot about him .A great lunch for sure.Again, the worst part for me and my older dad was the noice level was so high.
Staff are nice and accommodating to vegetarians but the food is not good.I ordered take out so I couldn't send it back or voice my distaste.The tortilla chips and taco shells were extremely stale.Cheese is rubbery, "guacamole" is a pureed avocado with a splash of lemon juice.Beans are bland, rice is bland, enchilada was meh.
I was expecting more from this place.In my opinion, it's not that great, not as authentic as I'd like it to be, I consider it has a twist.The food is kinda salty and somewhat not that great, the pork I was expecting carnitas or something similar but it's just chopped up pork chops, which honestly I did not like.The one thing I really enjoyed was the salsa for the chips really delicious and flavorful.
Mexican restaurant
5521 N 7th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85013, United States