The Mexican Food Factory has been a family favorite of ours for at least 25 years. I cannot remember a time when we had a meal that was not outstanding. Maybe once in all those years did we experience an 'off' night, and that may have been that the food was lukewarm or the service was slow, but never about the flavor and quality of ingredients. We dined there recently after not eating there for a few years and what a huge disappointment! Same charming atmosphere, but what happened to the food? Everything we had from the chips to the entrees was flat and tasteless and definitely lost its authentic MFF savor. It seems as though many of the original ingredients have changed ~ even their trademark warm, salted-to-perfection tortilla chips are gone and their salsas are now lacking in depth of flavor. I had the Enchiladas Suizas that were, again, sorely lacking in flavor. It seems that they have also changed the cheese that always had such a wonderful tang to it. I always remember, after a meal at the MFF, the taste of the food would linger for hours afterwards, but those days seem to be gone! Could it have been an off night? I find that hard to believe, since the food was so consistently bland throughout the entire meal. I'm sorry that I can no longer rave about this iconic restaurant. It is a very sad thing to know that the MFF is no longer the taste-bud treat that we would so eagerly look forward to in the past.
Pros: Charming informal atmosphere w/ an old world Mexican flair
Cons: Unfortunately, the food has lost its flavor
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