I recently moved to E-ville and am VERY aware that there's not a lot in the way of restaurants. Since Milano was bought out by this new restaurant I thought I'd give it a try. As soon as you walk in the door the feel is almost ""fast-foodish"" but it's a sit-down restaurant with a bar in the back, kind of odd. It was pretty full with a diverse crowd though, so I was hopeful. We were seated immediately at one of the last tables and were given menus to peruse. While we were checking out the menu I kept waiting and waiting and waiting for someone to stop by and give us some water and chips, but finally I had to ask a waiter passing by. When we finally got the chips, salsa and guac everything was SO SALTY I could barely eat it. We pressed on because the menu looked really interesting, not to mention extensive. My entree was an ""Aztec Sandal"" with chicken, cactus, a sauce and cabbage (I can't recall the exact name of the dish). I was very suprised at how small the dish was (especially for being $16 or $17) but figured that the flavors might compensate and I would be fine with that. Well, I was completely wrong - the dish was rather tasteless and none of the flavors really melded together. My partner was dissatisfied with her food as well...again not a lot of flavor for a menu that looks quite appetizing. All in all I would never recommend this place to my worst enemy, it might be ok for drinks (I don't know we didn't order any with our meal) but I would definitely NOT eat there again. I give them an ""A"" for effort on their menu, but felt it was entirely too big. I felt that maybe if they cut the menu down and really focused on a few main dishes and perfected those that they might have a chance, but just because you have a big menu with lots of cool sounding dishes doesn't mean you'll have repeat business UNLESS THE FOOD TASTES GOOD!
Pros: not a lot
Cons: NO FLAVOR, bad service, large menu
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