mexican sugar cocina y cantina

the place was very stylish and located in the heart of plano. the pricing was reasonable andservicewas fast with friendly staff and plenty of varieties to choose in menu from beers, cocktails, scotch, tequilas, mezcals and fine wine. the food was equally tasty. spent a pleasant afternoon with my friends.

below is the review of their irving branch (next to whiskey cake) not sure why it only has plano, tx in the options. anyways, it’s a great place to dine-in with perfect indoor and outdoor seating. if you are too tired of going to very casual dine-ins and want to try a place that’s chic yet classy then this is your place. excellentserviceand great food. tried the mesquite grilled chicken plate and steak enchiladas. the sauce in both these dishes were finger lickin’ good. both of these were very satisfying meals at an affordable price. we were served by ms. itzel, who was very
nice and took care of us through out. good food, good drinks, goodserviceand happy tummy and soul😊

a dinner at mexican sugar had been planned for a while after hearing so many good things about them.  i was excited to see what all the fuss was about.  

bottom line:  
excellent food with a great price point for the quality and quantity of what you receive.

details:  
i ordered the lump crab enchiladas.  wow--they weren't just good--they were perfect.  extremely flavorful without being stuffed, i enjoyed these enchiladas.  their enchilada sauce base was probably one of the best that i've tasted in several years, so kudos to mexican sugar on that!  even the cilantro lime rice that came with the dinner was done nicely; it wasn't over cooked and the pairings of the cilantro and lime were obviously done with much expertise--great.

we also ordered the skirt steak.  why?  isn't that risky?  yes, it is!   the sign of a great eating establishment is how they prepare the skirt steak so that it is delicious without being chewy or stringy.  after being marinated for quite some time to break down the collagen in the meat, the meat should be tender and ready for cooking.  they took care not to cook the skirt steak fast; this paid off because it was a fantastic plate, complete with red onions, avocado, queso fresco, a really nice tomatillo sauce and out-of-this-world borracho beans.  i'm normally not one to rave about beans in general, but wow--these borracho beans were really good.

theservicewas nicely paced.  we noshed on their complimentary chips and salsa.  i had to constrain myself as they were quite good.  not greasy but very light.  the salsa was very memorable--i wanted to take home a gallon.

had dinner here recently. the tenderloin tacos were very good. we also liked the chicken tacos. salsa is ok. servicewas very good. great for happy hour.

the stars are for food only! the food was great, theservicewas awful!! our waiter was nice however it took way to long to get everything. we sat down at 12:00, at 2:30 we still had not gotten our check! we had a party of 13, with reservations, one waiter!! it took 30 minutes after we were all seated to get our drink order. not all drinks or appetizers, chips and queso, were delivered by the time the food was brought out, over an hour and half after arriving. the food order wasn't taken for almost an hour after everyone had arrived. the food was wonderful but based onservicewe will never go back!!! i would have taken a picture of my salad but after waiting an hour and half i was to hungry to take a picture first! the whole experience because of the poor service, again our waiter was very nice however he didn't ask for help when he realized there was a timing issue, trumped the fact that the food was wonderful!

not great. badserviceand drinks. good food. my other half visited with their friends and had a good experience so she decided to make it a date night for us last thursday. unfortunately our experience was not that great.

we arrived and decided to sit outside as it was still a pretty nice day. we picked a table and were ignored by every server that went by for at least 10 to 15 minutes. now if the place is busy i can understand that, however the place was not busy and the server who was supposed to attend our table was one of the one of the ones who ignored us.

we ordered drinkings and food and they arrived as expected. one thing to note is that they don't offer complimentary chips and salsa as most mexican place. not a big deal for us but for for the food prices you would expect it.

the food was good. warm and good flavor but a little overpriced. drinks were week. the skinny margaritas is less than 2 ounces with a splash of tequila. the mojito was mostly ice and celser

overall not a great experience. sad as my other half was really looking forward to the visit.

went to mexican sugar with a group of friends for lunch because d magazine rated best margaritas. i agree- margaritas are awesome here! try the machete. salsa was served warm and very good. we had the latin salad (c+), trio enchiladas (c) and the garden salad (b+).serviceabsolutely terrible. valet got mad bc i didn't want to leave at 2:0" when he did. atmosphere terrific. bottom line, liked it but you can do better.

excellent mexican food.servicewas great too. i have tried 3 different types of tacos and they have all been great. don't skip the queso or the cinco leches cake!

not impressed. i've heard many good things about this place, and, as a lover of any kind of mexican food, i had to check it out. the food was decent, but theservicewas terrible. it took me 10 minutes to valet my car. my table of five had to wait almost two hours for a table. while waiting for a table, it took fifteen minutes to get a drink at the bar. (nothing makes a night go south like being ignored by a handful of bartenders.) our waiter larry was the only bright spot of the night, but overall i think this place has a lot of work to do. there's too many other places with comparable food and much better service. i'd rather go to urban rio in plano any day, and next time i will.