I've eaten lunch at Tejas a few times in the past and found the experience pleasant. But a recent dinner venture my wife and I took there convinced us this establishment has taken a southward turn (for the worse) rather than a southwestern one. Nearly all around, we were treated to haphazardly strewn, bland, luke warm food. Not good. We started with the tableside guacamole which was the only highlight of our meal, it turns out. Fresh, nicely green avocados smashed together with garlic. This could have used some more lime to give it a citrus bite, but the taste was fresh and fulfilling. Far less pleasant, however, were the items we received following our appetizer. The wild mushroom enchiladas (the only vegetarian entre option) were an oily mess of mis-matched pungent flavors (madiera cream, fig and celery root puree, earthy mushrooms) that rendered it inedible - just a very badly conceived dish I was only able to get a few bites down from. The cob salad my wife ordered was impressive in presentation, a rainbow of minced steak, eggs, blue cheese, bacon, sliced avocado, but the steak was gristly and the overall dish lacked flavor - only a hint of seasoning in the vinaigrette that was so sparsely hidden in the lettuce you wondered if the kitchen had simply run out of it. We cast our largely uneaten entrees aside and opted for a dessert. Surely the ""molten chocolate cake"" would help us past the doldrums of our disappointing entrees. No such luck. Substitute ""tepid"" for ""molten"" and you get the idea. Our desert had effectively reached morgue status by the time it made its way to our table - no pulse, no warmth, and despite a brilliant description in the menu, lacked any semblance of flavor. Where was the vanilla in the ""vanilla sauce"", the espresso in the ""espresso syrup""? Tejas appears to have taken a page from rest home cuisine rather than the southwestern flavor it espouses. Not good. We won't be back.
Pros: Nice ambiance
Cons: Flavorless, tepid food, slow service
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