"I finally started eating here again trying to support the local businesses in my neighborhood. I've always felt that for the money this place usually disappoints. But I tried to look past that and consider the time that it saves me from driving to another place they probably have similar food that might be just a little better. First of all I'd like to start off on a positive note, I do enjoy the large size mason jars that are used for the ice tea and other beverages that are so dear by the glass. The water and tea come with free refills. And now most soft drinks are sold by the can. When you drink order arrives, it usually comes with a complimentary chips and salsa. The chips are crispy, a bit dense, and a little on the more golden side. Although the salsa is a bit watery, it is somewhat tasty. Now there may be two or more reasons why you might come here but the primary ones will be either for breakfast tacos on the go or perhaps a sit down lunch meal. Like most of the other Mexican restaurants around town, they do have a three taco special in the morning although this place only has a very limited selection including bean and egg, ham and egg, and potato and egg. 3x$3.75 or $4. I've gotten the ham and egg before and find them a bit juicy as the ham is the typical luncheon meat cooked ham you find mostly all around town. The bean and egg are not cooked together rather added along side which I dislike and the others are fine. Most of the other tacos run from $1.50-$1.99 and the breakfast plates start off at $5.50. I find the egg and chicharrón plate to be the best value and the barbacoa taco at $2.50 to be a winner. The menudo is fair. The caldo de res was a disappointment when I got it. I thought that for sure, since it was the weekend, that a fresh batch would be available. Although I come to find out that I was giving what tasted like an old slightly fermented/sour broth with recently boiled potatoes added to it that totally lacked any kind of flavor from the meat or the broth. The meat was also a decent cut of shank, although the texture felt like it was also cooked separately due to the lack of tenderness. The lunch plates start off around $6.99 and are identical to what you would find all around town. I'm convinced that they all get the same ingredients from Sysco or something. Probably the biggest complaint that I have about this place and I forgot to mention it about the breakfast tacos is that they seem to use the typical flour tortillas used in the main stream places rather than the more authentic texture ones used at most places in town. This was very surprising. They do have a lunch special that ranges from $7.50 to $8.50. M-F. The lunch is no frills or thrills. Other than convenience, there is nothing that would make me come back to this place to eat. Ambiance 3/5 Food 2/5 Price 2/5 Service 2/5"
