Worst Drink in my Entire Life
Monday, February 26, 2007
If this is the "Best Mexican Restaurant in Seattle", then its time to move to the 'burbs! This is not a Mexican restaurant, this is a corporate theme restaurant. Located in a opening at the top of the Pacific Place Shopping Mall, the ride to the top reminded me of a scene in Soylent Green where I was about to be processed. I opted for a traditional Mexican triple-threat dinner and margarita, whilst my wife went for a nouveau cuisine chicken with mango. One kid ordered the chicken quesadillas hold the peppers. The other ordered chicken enchiladas, sauce on the side. In general the scheme of this restaurant is to make Mexican food "nouveau cuisine" by removing all signs of fat and flavor. They apparently use no cheese nor spices. When my margarita arrived I thought I had been served a Shirley Temple by mistake. However, holding it up to the candle-light in the darkness revealed that it glowed green not pink, to my great disappointment. This is the sweetest drink I have had anywhere, including the Kool-Aid my mom served me as a child. Even my kid wouldn't eat the quesadillas -- what is a quesadilla without any cheese? Dry as a rice cake. The chicken enchilada sauce was simple white sauce, no cheese and no spices. My wife's chicken was tasty, but only because I suspect it was raw in the center -- I couldn't see for sure because it was too dark. If you think Cucina! Cucina! is an Italian restaurant, then this is the "Mexican" restaurant for you! A good choice for people who are afraid of food, including old ladies and small children.
Pros: Kids
Cons: Margaritas, vibrating reservation light thingees like the Olive Garden