El Cazador Mexican Grill

Poor greeting (none) upon arrival + incorrect (or I suspect a lack of concern and attention to detail) order = a subpar excuse for Mexican food. El Cazador is so bad, only "gringos" eat there. Rather wait by a construction site for the gut truck and order tilapia from the back of a truck. One star is too many. I'd rather eat day-old Taco Bell out of the floor board of my car.

I'll say this as subtly as I can: any Mexican restaurant that doesn't serve all their food with a dousing of tomato soup and bland ketchup dip is fine by me. If you get the message here then you're either mad at me or you totally agree.

Moving on. Here is a unique factor that I love about this restaurant and other Appomatox establishments: they serve local wine and beer. El Cazador serves Devil's Backbone beer, in particular, the Vienna Lager.

Second, and this is reflective of their Gretna location as well, there are specials with a creative flair and on this occasion, I ordered the Philly Cheese stake burrito which was big enough to serve two people and was served with two sides.

Other positive factors that should be commonplace are a clean restaurant, friendly service, and salsa with visible chunks of onion and cilantro. I also like to see many dishes with avacado, pineapple, jalapeno or other accoutrements that aren't primarily bad fat, cheese, or salt ridden.

I wish we had another restaurant like this in Lynchburg. For now, I'll have to stick with Mi Patron being my favorite local Mexican restaurant until another tickles my fancy.

In the meantime Lynchburg, follow the example of Appomattox and SERVE LOCAL WINES AND BEER!!!!

. It's the same guys that do El Mariachi. Great bunch of guys that run a clean restaurant and I personally love the food. They have a great tap selection for a Mexican restaurant.