We had a taste for latin food and read the great reviews for this restaurant on yelp.com (called Los Catrines Tequila's) so we called to see if we could get in - we called at 7 pm on Saturday night. The woman said if we come over now we could get in before the reservations they had. Since we live down the street we were there in 5 minutes.
When we arrived she told us it would be a half hour wait. Apparently things changed in 5 minutes?!? We mentioned the call and she made up some story of how it all of a sudden got packed and a lot of reservations were coming in. She said we can have a drink at the bar - we aren't drinking so we stood in the front and waited, slightly annoyed with her.
This man, who seemed to be her boss, came in and greeted us and talked to her quietly. She then seated quickly; seemed like her authority was quickly taken away.
Once we were seated we were treated like kings.
It's a lively place with an artsy Mexican decor, cute masks on the wall, beautiful sconces throughout, dimly lit - very attractive space that made it a comfortable place to have a meal in.
We had two waiters who obviously know how to take care of their customers. I was introduced to Manuel - he was awesome! I'll always remember how he carried a bear bottle and wine bottle on his head to his tables - the balance he has is truly amazing. He made us feel like we were having a meal in his family's kitchen and it was a pleasure to serve us, what a nice change, hardly ever seen in the restaurant world anymore!
The food was spectacular! We had guacamole and queso fondio con chorizo served with the best homemade chips and corn tortillas - very tasty starters! For our meal I had a chicken dish with refried beans and cheese and a green tomato sauce, superb - can't wait to have it again! John had the special - shorts ribs in a red sauce, twice baked potato and veggies. We split a tres leches with chocolate dessert that melted in my mouth. GREAT FOOD!
This restaurant hit a home run on the staples of Mexican cooking, so glad it's down the street so we can go as often as we want!
2 comments:
Yeah...but was it better than Eduardo's Mexican food?
I loved Eduardo's food when I was living in DeKalb for school. Then I discovered other restaurants that do it so much better. This place was the best I have had in a long time!
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