While working in the area I found myself in Iowa Falls at lunch time and decided to try Las Flores. Â I had seen it on previous trips but never at the right time.
I would classify Las Flores as a typical small town family style Mexican restaurant. Â I found it pretty mediocre and uninspired, very formulaic on the first visit. Â The chips were the thin restaurant style and mine were kind of stale. Â The salsa seemed to be canned tomato sauce with a little oregano added. Â Nothing special.
They have no taco menu, per se, which is not surprising, but they do offer tacos de carne asada. Â I asked for corn tortillas or I would have received flour. Â The meat was chewy and unseasoned. Â In these kinds of restaurants, carne asada (or huevos con chorizo) are things that can't really be screwed up, but this carne was sub par. Â The beans were fairly creamy but were pretty much unseasoned.
Based on one visit, I found the food to be mediocre, fairly bland and not particularly well executed. Â If you are in this part of Iowa and the drive makes sense, go to Los Compadres in Story City or make much better Mexican at home.