they can't make rice. i had never been to this restaurant before, but i heardgoodthings so i thought i would give it a try. my hubby and i went today around 1:30pm and ordered the lunch specials. i had the shrimp rancheros with rice and beans, while the hubby had a chicken dish with a cream sauce and green chilis...his also had rice and beans.
first, let me say that we were given chips, salsa, beans, and fideo when we first sat down. we both thought the chips, salsa and beans were good, but we didn't like the fideo soup. the soup was really salty and i have made better fideo from the soup packet i buy at the grocery store.
ok so the food overall was good. i liked the shrimp and the sauce it came with was really delicious. my hubby really liked his chicken dish, and i have to admit, i thought it wasgoodtoo. the beans were prettygoodand even my child liked them. one complaint i have is that the rice was disgusting. the rice was hard and not authentic at all. no one really came around, so i didn't have anyone to complain to about the rice. there was a bus boy that came to fill our drinks once, but we were not sure who our server was.
a different guy came to take our plates, and i told him in spanish that the rice was hard. he offered to get us more, but we were both full, so we declined. he went back to the kitchen and the cooks tasted the rice and decided to make more. the guy came back to tell me thatnks for letting him know about the rice.
overall, i think the food would have been overpriced if it wasn't for the lunch special pricing. i am hispanic and i have eaten at many many mexican restaurants in arizona, where i am from, so i have high standards. i probably won't come back here again unless its for a lunch special. the food is not worth the price for dinner, especially since they can't make rice. i am not the greatest cook, but spanish rice is one thing i can at least make.