Tequila Grill

Love this place! I go here at least once a week. I usually get the pollo asada, grilled chicken fajitas, or chicken torta. The food is always excellent, in my opinion.

Anyone convinced that this is authentic Mexican food, is probably simply basing that on the fact that the majority of the staff is of Spanish descent, and has not had authentic,  freshly made Mexican food. Where to begin?

Me and my boyfriend came in there, expecting great things. He told me that he'd eaten there before, and that you could get full for cheap. Well, that is true. Nothing was more than 20 dollars, in fact I don't think anything was 20 dollars. So, the price is really quite nice.The decor, while nice, was over shadowed by the clinical-feeling over head lighting.

Regarding our service, our waiter was quite cold. Tossing things down to us, and not checking on us at all. Its probably because we weren't a table of ladies, or a birthday party, so they didnt expect much money from us. Shame, because we tip for good service. The only person who was kind was the boy who brought out our food.

The food came out fast, but you could tell that it wasn't because the chef was back there hustling, but instead because the majority of the food was already pre made. I ordered the taco salad, and it was in a sad state. The beans just looked disgusting. The fried tortilla tasted old, like the oil it was fried in was old. The shredded beef was not a sight to behold either. My boyfriend ordered a red snapper fillet, and it was dry, underseasoned, and burned on one side. You could tell it was a frozen fillet too. For dessert,  we ordered the deep fried icecream. Sometimes, less is more, and this certainly could have benefitted from that. It came out with an old-tasting maraschino cherry on top, and slathered in whip cream. Cherry aside, it tasted alright. Is it so much to ask for fresh ingredients? Finally, they started cleanup an hour prior to the establishment closing, so there was a really strong and unpleasant Pinesol smell present while we ate.

All in all, it was a unique experience.  I would say the highlight was that Captain America and Batman were there greeting people, though I didn't get to speak to them myself.

If you don't mind old, premade food that has probably been sitting out, waiting to be ordered,  and biased service,  then this is the place for you! Non-authentic places like Chipotle and Cafe Rio easily trump this place though. I probably won't be going here again.

I think they may have changed the cook recently, but there are far too many frozen foods on the menu. I went here a few times and the margaritas, prices and portion sizes are quite nice. However, lately the service is lacking and the food is mediocre at best. I got the red snapper about a year ago and it was excellent, well seasoned and moist. However, I went here recently and it was dry as the Sahara desert, and I had to actually add hot sauce for flavor purposes. To be honest, it probably wasn't even a red snapper but probably a cheap tilapia.

Based on my recent experiences, I can't rate this place too high. Not only because there are better Mexican restaurants obviously, but the service and food has gotten worse. For this place, they need a more condensed menu, It's so vast that you can tell they store many frozen foods. If they have more signature dishes, then they'd keep a fresh supply. However, many of the locals are happy and the place stays packed due to the lack of good food in the region.