Pepe's Mexican Restaurants

I've been passing by this place for 2 1/2 years now and finally decided to try it out.  I'm very happy I stopped in and was pleasantly surprised.  The reason it surprised me is I'm not a huge fan of Mexican food generally speaking, but it was very good.

I had the Fiesta combination plate and it was a very good choice!  I liked everything on the plate except for the refried beans and I don't hold that against them since I've never had any refried beans that were any better than just ok.  I guess that's the gringo in me coming out.  One item that really stood out as outstanding was the tamale.  It was had a great flavor and just the perfect amount of heat to where this white guy could feel a little heat, but not enough to make me sweat.

My only recommendation for the management of this restaurant would be while I love hearing Mexican music when I'm in a Mexican restaurant it really was twice as loud as it needed to be since there was only me and one other customer there.  Keep the music, but please lower the volume a little.

While I was waiting for my food I made a point of walking over to the open door that leads into the kitchen to check out the cleanliness of where my food was being prepared.  While it was not the most modern kitchen I've ever seen, I'm happy to report that it looked clean and I had no hesitation about eating the food they were serving.  The dining room was also nice and clean.

I will be back unlike the previous person who wrote a review.  I do agree with his/her comment though that a facelift on the outside of the building would do a lot for encouraging people to stop in.

Thanks Pepe's for the really good meal!

Two years later in my Arnold S. Terminator voice, I HAVEN'T BEEN BACK!