I guess for me, regardless of the time frame that events happen, I can't get past 3 instances of roaches. Â
First incident was shortly after they opened in the late 90s. Â I got a to-go order and was finishing off my chips and salsa and discovered a dead roach in my bag of chips. Â That put me off of El Pueblito for several years. Â
Fast foward to more recent times. Â After deciding to forgive and forget, and let bygones be bygones, and the current health score of 90+ I made another trip. Â For a while everything was just great. Â Great until roach incident #2.
We were dining and a roach decided to make its way down the wall and across to another booth. Â Sigh... Again, we took a year or so off from visiting. Â
Last time we were their waiting for someone to take our order when another small roach decides to crawl across our table. Â We got up and left.
I realize that roaches are pretty hearty insects and are tough to irradicate, but enough is enough. Â I can't imagine I'll ever visit the Chatsworth location again. Â I will also think carefully about choosing to dine at any of their other locations.