I grew up on authentic homemade Mexican food. We tried Peppers a couple of years ago; the Margaritas were good, the atmosphere was fun, but the food was just okay. Recently we decided to give it another chance since it always seems busy, maybe we just got them on a bad night before. The wait was over 30 minutes and the food was just okay again. We have so few really good Mexican restaurants here that this place gets more hype than it deserves. Our favorite Mexican place is Zocalo on Fountain between Central and Lighthouse (and our neighbor from Jalisco agrees) The atmosphere isn't as festive and they don't have a hard liquor license but the food is fabulous and very authentic. They have some specialty Mexican drinks that you never see in restaurants here. One of them is beer with tomato juice and comes out with shrimp around the top of the mug. The salsa is the best I've found, we go through at least 2 bowls everytime. It's hot, but not too hot and has the best flavor. They use Angus beef, the shredded beef tacos are great. If you don't specify you get the soft type which I love. Always check the specials too, often things you won't see other places and worth a try. Try the Chicken Enchilada with Mole sauce if they have it. Yum. I haven't had anything there that I wouldn't have again. Thinking about all this has got my mouth set for Mexican, gotta go to Zocalo for lunch :-)
Pros: Ambience, good Margaritas
Cons: Long wait for average food. Kind of bland
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