Hacienda Mexican Restaurant

Somebody told me that this was the best Mexican food in South Bend.  They lied.

Even if you were on Prince Edward Island, this would not be good Mexican food.

Still, it's clean, and the service is decent, so it deserves two stars for that.

Okay. This place is not really Mexican and is VERY Tex-Mexish, however there are antlers on the wall!!! The hideous red "salsa" we were originally served had the consistency of tomato sauce (but the chips were freshly fried). Later, the waiter brought us a very strange indescribable (at least spicy) green salsa.

The portions were Cheesecake Factory size, however the fake cheese on my tamales was a little frightening (but they DID have tamales). There was no special drink menu so I didn't get a Margarita or any alcohol.

For dessert, both my friend and I got Fried Ice Cream (which I love). You had the option to get it with caramel or HONEY! And it was real whipped cream or ready-whip and not that nasty cool whip stuff.

There is nothing else on the side of the road in rural Indiana, so if you are ready to eat fake Mexican, stop on in! (Plus, the service was great)

One more thing, there was a heavily painted festive car outside that claimed it would take you do the Hacienda. I wanna ride!

"Mexican Food" a la gringo. Eating at Hacienda is about as like eating at a real mexican restaurant as eating at my grandma's house. Every little thing about it exudes fakeness.

The chicken is ALWAYS dry. They must prepare stuff from frozen precooked "food". I can make a frozen burrito in my microwave. And it is just as good.

This place isn't "Mexican". It isn't even Tex-Mex. It is Hoosier-Mex. Which is lame.

Do yourself a favor. Eat at someplace where the proprietors and the ethnicity of the food share some common background.