Saw this restaurant on NJN and had a wonderful review so waited until I was in the area to go- made a point of going here based on review- when we were seated (4/9/2011) several people left the packed restaurant- should have followed them! Decor was familiar - we used to go to Carlos O'Connor's often in Red Bank- and no surprise- the owners are relatives-but the similarity stopped at the decor! The service (provided by the owner's wife) was very slow- we waited 45 minutes after we ordered to get our food- prices are WAY over the top- out of line for the area and the food-one of the staff told us a cook had not come in so they were short handed- explained the wait but not the quality of the food - it was literally inedible- I got a bowl of chili for 6.95 ( appetizer size) that was simply ground beef mixed with taco seasoning and NO LIQUID-nice queso blanco melted on top but that was it-so dry it stuck to the roof of my mouth- seasoning was disgusting- how can you screw up chili? My husband ordered the burrito and enchilada for 19.95 (!!!!!!) both chicken- the enchilada came with no sauce- how do you prepare and serve an enchilada with no enchilada sauce? the chicken was cubed and tasted like it wasn't even chicken-mystery meat? I drained my hot tea and two glasses of water trying to eat it the few bites my husband kept making me try-again it was dry it was inedible- the beans and rice and the enchilada and burrito were cold- must have sat out waiting for someone to pick it up it was obvious most of the diners were very unhappy with their service and food- don't understand why the NJN review was good and so many people were there? We didn't even try to eat the burrito- took it home but even the dog wouldn't eat
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