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I’m still hungry. My partner and I came for dinner on a Tuesday, and ordered drinks, split an app, and had our own entrees. Drinks were good and staff was incredibly attentive—no notes. However, everything started to go down hill when we got to the guac. To start, I firmly believe that no guac is worth $19, but as a Latina myself, I believe a restaurant is only as good as its guac, so I had to try it.
Guac was okay. It was missing salt and lime. I got none of the freshness that I expect from high quality guac, and the chips were few and greasy.
Carne Asada was good, but not anything special. It wasn’t even hot. And it was certainly not enough; for $41 I’d expect more plentiful sides.
Now where the real tragedy happened was the quesadilla. Cheese was not melted, and the amount of salad that came on the side was pitiful. For $30? I feel ill.
I would like to reiterate that the staff was wonderful, but I would never return. Our entire experience was only 45 min long: from sitting, to ordering, to walking out the door.
Looking back on it, it was clearly made to cater to white people. Had none of the authentic, Mexican feel you look for in a restaurant, even one serving a more elevated experience. This place is why Latinos are cautious of eating Mexican food in New York.
Tbh, it’s overpriced. It’s expensive Mexican food. The quesadilla is like $20+ and it’s just too much cheese. I got the mole and fish and it was just fine. The non alcoholic drinks were good though. The lady who sells tamales with her cart makes them better and they’re $2. The aguachile wasn’t good either, no flavor. I’m also Mexican and grew up in Mexico so I have something to compare it to
#1. The wait staff was incredibly attentive and knowledgeable. They explained every prossess (like the blue corn tortillas made from scratch in their on-site mill) and seemed to feel joy when describing items. Jimmy is a stand up dude
2. They didn't make their food seem like anything that it wasn't. Carefully thought-o@ut dishes led to perfectly portioned simple plates - each ingredient is an integral piece of the cuisine puzzle.
3. We sat on the back patio. The restaurant called us earlier out of generosity to let us know that they were booking up inside, so if we wanted to move our res. To inside, we would have to do it soon. We are on the enclosed sidewalk, but it was super nice for them to offer the option.
4. The food and drinks were out of this world. The alcoholic horchota (sorry I forget the menu name) apparently goes through a rigorous in-house process, and my god. It was exquisite. The fish tacos were mind blowing, and the cactus/veggie tacos were great - just a bit too spicy for me, even though bf enjoyed them very much). My main oyster mushroom quesadilla was insane. I could eat 4 of those. I can't recommend this place enough.
