La Terraza

I think I would have had the same experience at a Taco Bell. Everything was «meh». This is very «americanized» tex mex –not nasty, but nothing spectacular either.
The Crispy Taco Dinner was ordered which comes with your standard rice and beans. I wish I could tell these tex mex places that when you make a taco… drain as much moisture off the meat as possible. Dont just put the meat in there soaking wet… the bottoms fell out of each one of my shells and I was pretty dissapointed.
The Fiesta Mexican Dinner was also ordered. Two beef enchiladas topped with chile con carne, one crispy taco, chile con queso, quacamole and your standard refired beans and rice. This one also gets a «meh».
The queso that we ordered tasted like the queso that comes out of jar from the grocery store. I think it may have been made with that canned sysco cheese.
I used a
coupon and our whole bill came out to $ 9.00. I am glad too because I dont think it was worth any more than that.

Does anyone like Mariachi? Well, every Friday night starting at about 7:30 La Terraza has live Mariachi music. The band last night was great, and they played for hours. Just know when you eat here on a Friday evening, it’s not going to be a quiet night.
Alright, now the food. Recently La Terraza outted as one the places that received a very low food and safety rating, but according to a local news station, they have since cleaned up their act.
I was still a little skeptical when I first arrived and ordered, but was soon pleasantly surprised by the fresh taste and the delicious food that was served. Plus, even though I ate too much, I didn’t get a queasy stomach which sometimes happens after I eat greasy Mexican.
I didn’t visit the kitchen (because that would be weird), so I don’t know what went on there. And out of weariness of their previous food and safety rating, I took away one star. Sound fair?

In February, I went to New Orleans for Mardi Gras and, more importantly, to spend a week with a man I was madly in love with. We had a stupid fight on Lundi Gras and I ended up spending my Mardi Gras afternoon driving back to Texas. I could not get home fast enough — made an 8-​hour drive in about 6 ½ hours. And when I got back, since I needed to really FEEL like I was in Texas again, La Terraza is the first place I went.
Granted, I have not been to every Mexican restaurant in the known universe, but La Terraza’s food is among the best I have ever had — everything from the steak tampiquena to the old standbys like cheese enchiladas is absolutely brilliant. The atmosphere is wonderful — it’s a spacious place and very clean — and the service is always prompt and attentive. Parking can be a little tricky, but it’s worth driving around the lot a couple of times just to sit in an authentic Mexican restaurant and eat some tasty authentic Mexican food.