About this place
Yes, Lawrence has yet another Mexican restaurant to choose from with this one's opening in Fall 2007. But we didn't just get any other ordinary joint... this one will likely become a town staple of the La Familia ilk. The vibe of the space doesn't betray its strip-mall location-the interior is bright and spacious with comfortable seating, and the bar area is lively and fun (drink specials are erratic but usually a real deal).
Right after opening, the food isn't quite as good as that of Lawrence's top shelf joints-Ixtapa and Cielito Lindo come to mind-yet anyway. That said, it's a solid, affordable menu with none of the watered down salsas and cheese sauces that have become increasingly common at many of the more established joints (we're thinking of those whose core clientÃle is now composed of loud sorority girls getting loaded on cheap ass Margaritas ... we won't name names, but you know of whom we speak).
The service is attentive and polite (as contrasted with the aforementioned Margarita joints so accustomed to obliterated customers who don't notice their apathy and, at times, unveiled resentment).
The chips and salsa are likely the best in town (though, granted, that honor is constantly in flux) and, yes, they're free like chips and salsa outta be.
With a few years under its belt, Tres Mexicanos could go two ways-that of Los Margaritavilles El Cheapos or that of the venerable Ixtapa. Our money's on the latter.
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Feents (Caterina Benalcazar) says...
On a lunch break, three of us went there today. It took them five minutes to acknowledge we had walked in there, five more minutes to be seated (the place was half empty), and twenty minutes for our server to take our order. We ordered two dishes from the specials board, and one plate of tacos. It took forty minutes to arrive at our table. We maintained our politeness and asked for our food to go, since two of us had to get back to work. We were charged full price for our trouble, got very little in the way of a smile, eye contact or friendliness, and eventually, we were handed three ten dollar gift certificates as we were walking out the door. The "mexican style" soft tacos with chorizo were tasty enough when I got them home, but nothing that Burrito King doesn't do just as well, if not better, for half the price and in a tenth the time every day. Tres Mexicanos made a profit off of us. We will not go back to redeem those gift certificates.
June 18, 2008 at 5:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
murderama (Rob Gillaspie) says...
Cielito Lindo is considered "top shelf"? Someone needs to get their head checked.
November 29, 2007 at 7:54 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
davidborys (David Borys) says...
I think the prices are too high and the menu is too small. The atmosphere is nice but I dont see what they offer over the other staple mexican restaurants in town. Food was ok, service was ok, but I will stick with my other town favorites.
November 27, 2007 at 4:35 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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