So... what the hell was I doing in Jasper, IN you ask? Good question. I'm not telling you.
But anyway, I was down here, sort of in the middle of nowhere with a dear friend and we needed somewhere to eat. She said it was decent food, even if it was very far from authentic, so I figured what the heck. It was this or Shoney's most likely.
Overall, I was pretty pleased. The food was better than average (the steak in my burrito was chewy, but tasted okay, that's my only real complaint), which makes it spectacular as far as rural Indiana goes. The service was friendly and attentive. The actual restaurant was clean with a nice, cheesy atmosphere one would expect from a sit-down Mexican place.
Now, if this were in Chicagoland, my review would probably be a bit lower, but context is important. If you find yourself stuck in southwestern Indiana, but not in Evansville, you could do much much worse.
I will only preface this by saying that I am not from Jasper and was visiting my in-laws when I came here. I gave this place 2 stars instead of 1 because of how much they apparently love this place, and they said that this was definitely an off night. But now I'll just jump right in to my review (i know it's long, but i really do hope that you take the time to read it all):
1. Because there were 11 of us, we called Los Bravos at 6:45 to ask them if we can put our name in. They said yes and that a table can be ready in 20 mins. We got there at 7:00, took our buzzer and waited outside. 7:20 rolls around and we are all starting to get REALLY crabby. I also started noticing that other groups that are waiting outside are also complaining about how they were told it was a 20 mins wait, yet they have been waiting for a long time too. at 7:30, still no call for us, BUT all of a sudden, the other party of 11 who came AFTER us is called! I at this point am extremely pissed, so I go through the door to the hostess and I ask her what is going on. I tell her that we were told a 20 mins wait and that it has now been 45 mins. And i ask her why the other party of 11 that came AFTER us was just seated? The hostess was very flustered and i think scared by my raised voice, but she was very nice and admitted that it was their screw up that they seated the other party of 11 first. she told me she will try her best to get a table for our party as soon as possible. finally at 7:40 we were seated. FIFTY-FIVE MINUTES from when we called. Unfortunately, it did not end here.......
2. Our waitress was the most flustered woman ever. it took her forever to come take our drink order. She finally did but then disappeared again. By the time she came back, we were all ready to order our food, so when she put down our drinks, i honest to God, very KINDLY said, "Thank you, and I think we are ready to order now". She looked at me with this extremely dazed look for a good long 5 seconds and then said, "oh, yeah.. i'll be right back" and walked away! when she finally came back, she said, "i'm sorry, i thought i had took your order already". WOW!
3. A little side note: I had ordered a screwdriver. When the waitress brought our  drinks,  she put mine down and said " here is your screwdriver". but then she hesitates and quietly says, "at least I hope this is your screwdriver." WHAT?!
4. Ok, so here's the kicker. We sat down at 7:40 and at 8:30 we still had not gotten our food. We're all getting crabby again so my sister-in-law at the other end of the table calls the waitress over to see what is going on. She. forgot. to. put. Our. ORDER. IN!!!!!!!! OHMIGOD!!!!! My anger went straight through the roof at this point, but as my inlaws know how bad I can get when i'm angry, they told me to sit down and that they'd take care of it. The waitress told my sister-in-law that we can not leave a tip for her (you think?!) and when the manager came by he said he will give us a discount for all the trouble we went through with this, and also with the 55 mins wait we had earlier. nope not done..........
5. We finally get our food at about 8:45, and the manager and a bunch of other guys are bringing our food out in a timely manner, probably because they know that all of us are about ready to kill them. Â They did get my brother-in-law's order partly wrong, but they fixed it right away. After TWO hours we have finally eaten and are ready to see what nice discount we received. The check comes.... and..... it's a measly 10% off!! that literally saved us just over ONE DOLLAR each! This is it. I call the manager over and I tell him this is ridiculous. one dollar for having been at this restaurant for 2.5 hours?! and all he does is sits there SMILING and nodding his head, saying, "sorry this is all I can do". after seeing I won't let it go, he says, "ok, let me ask up there". i don't know what "up there" means, but I let him go and i patiently wait. He comes back 5 mins later and says, "i'm sorry, they say I can't do anything". I literally was just too exhausted to fight anymore, so i just gave up. but i really should have asked him, "aren't you the manager?!"
I'm sorry for all you locals who love this place, but my experience was absolutely ridiculous. It may have been an "off-night" for them, but the whole things was completely uncalled for, and all i got was a measly one dollar off my bill for having been there for  a total of 2.5 hours (with only 30 mins of that being eating time). NOT. WORTH. MY. TIME.
Review ALERT: I just moved here from Tucson; the Mexican food mecca, so my reviews are to my standards, and not the the standards of a life-long Mid-westerners who love spicy food.
Having said that, this place is visually beautiful and ALWAYS packed/bustling. Apparently people really like it. Â For me, I'm not sure it will every pass A-OK. Ground beef and American cheese do not equate to Mexican food in my mind, so I'm pretty sure I'll never get over that. Â I will no longer be ordering tacos or enchiladas for that reason. So sad.
Like I said, we're from Tucson and we had the most epic tamales ever so my son decided that's what he would order. Once our food got to the table I immediately wanted to tell our server that he brought my son the wrong order. But no. Upon digging....literally, we found the little tamale. The plating style was beyond bizarre; a tamale, COVERED...and I mean covered with a huge mound of ground beef and enchilada sauce poured over the top of that. It was like nothing I had ever seen but being so desperate for Mexican, the boy ate it right up.
I ordered a simple taco salad which was really good and I must say their chips and salsa are incredibly tasty! Make sure you order a side of cheese dip. Pretty yummy.
For me this place is more of a chips/dips/margarita joint. I certainly won't come here for serious Mexican eats. BUT, like I preempted my review with...you may think it's the best around! Probably is!
Pretty good Mexican Restaurant. Â They have all the usual suspects for Americanized Mexican fare, and it's all hot and tasty. Â I've had better in bigger cities, but it's good in a pinch. Â The chili Colorado is excellent though. Â Their enchilada sauce seems different. Â A little less tomatoey than what I'm used to, but still tasty. Â Lots of good combos and specials and the prices are reasonable. Â Service is pretty good too.
Review Source:OK! Â First off, this address is wrong. Â Los Bravos has built a brand new building fronting Newton Street and near the Cinema and Days Inn.
We stopped going to the old location because of hair in the food. Â But we thought we would try the new location and have been pleased with the upgraded building and furnishes. Â The food comes on hot microwaved plates and occasionally there are cold spots where the microwaving wasn't enough, but there is a certain security in knowing the food is prepared and frozen and shipped -- probably from the same place all mexican food sold in America is prepared, so though not outstanding, it is consistent. Â I'm a fan of Los Bravos because of the consistent quality, cleanliness, quick in and out and the decor. Â My wife and I prefer the #3 lunch, which a stuffed poblano, an enchilada and rice with a light cheese sauce. Â Our daughter prefers the "Speedy".
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