On Saturday evening after keeping Lil' Bud and Precious for 1 and 1/2 days it was time to celebrate. Several of our friends had recommended Cafe Del Rio, which is next to the AMC Theatres. This location has been several other restaurants and have failed because it is a tough location. To get here you have to drive past On the Border, Joe's Crab Shack, Texas Roadhouse, and Cheddars. Our informants indicated that the manager and a number of the waiters from our favorite, Posados, now works at Cafe Del Rio. Until our last trip to Posados, their service has been the best of all restaurants. However, our last visit we noticed that the manager was new and all employees were new. The service was not as good as it had been. So we are open to considering a change.
So Chipper (aka wifey) and me did the boogie-woogie to Cafe Del Rio. First of all the parking lot was full and it was raining at the time. This restaurant has a lot of tables and most of them were occupied. We were able to be seated immediatly. Our waitress brought us teas, chips and 3 hot salsas. The chips were pretty normal Mexican Restaurant chips, so they get a 7.
The salsa is happening here. You get 3 choices, house salsa, firehouse salsa and habanaro ranch salsa. The house salsa has a nice flavor with plenty of spice and some heat. It's a good. The firehouse salsa is spicier and hotter, it's a real good. The habanero ranch salsa is very tasty with an afterburn that will get your attention. Overall the salsa is a big plus here. Givin it a 8.25.
We ordered chicken fajita's, with Charro Beans and rice.
The chicken fajita's came with a large portion of chicken even though the order was for 1. The chicken was grilled nicely and had a good taste. The tortilla's were larger than most places and had a very good taste. Large tortillas is a definite plus. The fajita's came with sour cream, cheese, guacamole, pico de gallo, and mexican butter sauce. Now Chipper is a big fan of the butter sauce, so that was scooped up immediately, so I can't give a report, but it must be very good. All of the other condiments were tasty except for the pico de gallo. This pico was nothing but small chunks of tomatoes. Normally pico will have onions and some spices, but not here. Since Mitcho is not a big fan of tomatoes by themselves, this is a negative here. Overall, the chicken fajitas get an 8.
The service was fast, efficient and friendly. Service gets an 8.
The charro beans had a very good flavor. The Charro beans and rice compare to Posados well.
In my comparison to Posado's, Cafe Del Rio wins the salsa war easily, but it does not give a sopapilla free at the end of the meal and the pico is lacking. Cafe Del Rio was about $1,00 cheaper, so money is not a real issue here. Cafe Del Rio's service is far better than our last time to Posados.
Overall I give Cafe Del Rio an 8.
Mitcho
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