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Love this restaurant excellent service and outstanding food

Very good service.

I did not rate this restaurant the first time I went, but the food was really good. I went for a second time tonight, excited to take my friends and family and was highly disappointed. The delicious chicken poblano enchiladas were no longer on the menu and everything else was pretty lackluster. We started with some appetizers and one I was really looking forward to were the Chilitos Rellanos. They were so undercooked they were not even edible, and when I told the server, he took them away, never came back to tell me anything (like he was taking them off my bill, no apology, nothing!) finally I had to ask the host/server what happened and he basically told me that was the last order they had, apologized but he didn’t even say they would take them off the bill. I ordered the GOBERNADOR shrimp tacos. They were okay, nothing special & my cousin ordered from the specials menu, the fried chicken tacos, in which she didn’t like at all, she said they were overcooked, not seasoned and too sweet. Last thing I want to add, is that I got a bad vibe as soon as I walked in. It was about 5:45 PM, the restaurant was basically empty. They only had a few tables occupied. I was asked if I had a reservation, in which I did not, and the host told me the only thing they had available was at the high tables in the bar. I found it a little odd, because that would mean every table in the house had a 6 PM reservation. However, the restaurant basically stayed just about the same as far as the number of diners the entire time we were there. By the time we were done with our meal, the restaurant still had quite a few open tables. I definitely felt some type away about that because they could’ve squeezed us in at a dining table as there was plenty of time to do so as customers weren’t starting to arrive until after we were actually leaving. It’s unfortunate, but I will not be going back to this restaurant. This restaurant isn’t close to good enough to need a reservation nor pay these prices.

A great experience and great food. We ordered the Queso spinach dip with chips. The chips are endless and we were only served in small portions so they were hot at all times! We also ordered two tacos each, the Cana asada and the al pastor tacos. The meat was not chewy! It was a bit dry at time (Al pastor) and the ingredients did not really come together that well, but still great. Everyone was very friendly but we did have to ask for a refill on chips and water often. I would definitely recommend getting the chips with some sort of dip!

their shrimp ceviche was raw and not deveined and they didn't really seem bothered when we told them.

Outstanding Vampiro tacos. We liked all the tacos we tried but it was no contest. Great guac and salsa app. And for dessert get the Churros with the sauce on the side. Great experience!