I was excited that Minden was getting another Mexican restaurant in hopes that we would finally get a good one and not just another average fare joint to go along with the rest of them we have.
I went at early lunch about 11:00 to avoid the lunch crowd but they only had 1 waiter handling the whole place which slowed things down a bit. It’s a new place trying to work out the teething problems so I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt for now.
The chips & salsa came out quickly and I found the chips to be of a nice thin white corn variety. The salsa, like all the others in Minden, was a big disappointment. It’s just canned tomato sauce with some added spice, onion and cilantro. Very plain and not the good fresh salsa I was hoping for.
I ordered the Beef Fajitas off the lunch menu. They came out fairly quickly and were the highlight of the meal. Since they are advertising this as a steakhouse, I figured the beef fajitas would give me a good idea of what to expect on the steak side. They were pretty good but not Texas quality fajitas. The refried beans were downright disgusting and unsalted. The rice was just ok and nothing special.
The real problem came when they brought my check and there was a $2.00 up-charge for beef. The menu clearly stated $11.00 for beef of chicken. The manager gave me $2.00 in cash back. The other issue is they charge a credit card fee. I just don’t know why these places can’t just include it in their price without charging an additional fee. It’s the main form of payment today and should be expected.
I’ll probably go back at some point and give them another try, I just wish they had better salsa.