San Pedro Authentic Mexican

I have now gone 4 times. 1^st with hubby and daughter when they 1^st opened up for dinner.
2^nd. with group of friends for apps and pitchers of margaritas
3^rd. With oldest for lunch for his birthday & 4^th with Hubby for Dinner for our Anniversary.
The Décor is so beautiful reminds me many places in mexico and SOCAL. The food is so delicious and very good prices on menu and specials. You get a lot of food for the money you pay.

We stopped in at 8:15 on Sunday evening of a holiday weekend. We had to leave shortly after ordering because the staff insisted on cleaning the restaurant floors and tables with bleach water. While we appreciate a clean restaurant, it is not pleasant to inhale bleach while trying to eat. My husband fanned the door and we both walked outside for fresh air, and although we were observed and approached by the staff inquiring if everything was okay, they did nothing when we expressed our concerns about the strong odor. We like the food, but won’t be back if they insist on performing closing duties long before closing time while customers are still present.

Fresh chips, good flavor to the salsa. The portions are generous. Pork is seasoned nicely. Delicious refried beans. It’s worth a visit. Service was prompt and generous on refills to drinks & chips.

San Pedro has consistently provided me a very pleasant dining experience the five or six times I have eaten there. The food has been exactly what I wanted and expected. The Nachos Fajita are superb and the sampler platter I got last visit (I forget the name) was a huge quantity of food and every piece was delicious. It ended up making three meals for me. The chairs and booth benches seem to be an unusual height, but that seems minor for me. My wife, about 5’2″ is a little more uncomfortable.

First I’d give them a 4 for the great décor and it makes me wonder who the artist is that has painted everything. And I mean everything, tabletops, chairs, endocarps, head rests, trim, benches everything is bright, fun and colorful.
It’s great to see new places being built in Georgetown and if you happen to be out here this would not be a bad stop for a big family or bus full of kids, or even a group of peers out for lunch. However, there are better choices in town including more authentic Mexican food closer to the highway.
If you go looking for this place it is far back off the main road in an old building that reminds me of a Kmart. There is no sign yet but look for the Thrift store behind the closed bank and drive to the right end of the building. Once the sing goes up it should be easier to find.
I hope to be able to return and give it a four stars but they need to get a few things together. Since they are really new and still opening I’m sure some of this will get fixed quickly.
Cons.
No soda available yet, machine was either not there yet or not installed. To me if you can’t serve anything other than water you should not be open, even for a soft opening.
Put away your construction tools. Coming in the front door there were ladders and construction supplies which would be fine if someone was working there but they were not. It was just kind of a turn off to walk in the door and see that instead of the great décor and art. Just put it away, or don’t open.
Refried beans were flavorless and ordinary. Or about the same as every other Mexican restaurant of this type. It does not take much to give the beans a little flavor, it will go far to do the little things to make your food special instead of ordinary.
Salsa seemed to be the same generic recipe across the country of family owned longer than sensible mound Mexican restaurants. It was peppered with table paper instead of flavored well with real papers. Advice, visit your competitors down the street who serve real southwest Mexican with hand made salsa instead of this. Again it’s so easy to make good salsa, and I bet your real family recipe is far better. The tomatoes in it did not taste canned and I would rate it at a barely medium heat, not mild but not hot either.
Pluses
Service was great! I had at least three people taking care of me and they were all great. A little struggle with english but that is a good thing and adds an air of authenticity. The food was brought out very quickly and everything was well prepared with correct temperatures.
Taste, Although I don’t consider this real Mexican for that I go down the street. But this is typical family style Mexican with all the stuff on the menu you’d expect from a El Napal or other lower priced but consistent Mexican chains. However with far better decorations.
I ordered the seafood Chimichanga and it was prepared perfectly! Ship, scallops, and vegetables properly grilled and tender and flavorful. As about the refried beans were of the kind most people would leave on their plates. The condiments on the side were fresh and the salad portion was fresh and had good flavor, the guacamole was cool and smooth.
I alos ordered a tamale which was prepared again like many chain style restaurants with port inside and seasoned ground beef and a rich dark enchilada sauce. People who have never had real Mexican food or roadside Mexican food found all over the South West will find this typical, low cost and tasty.
All in all I think they will be successful. Expect to see lots of big groups, high school football teams and families having a great time with adequate food.
I would say this to so many Mexican restaurants to thin out the menu, you make it harder to order when there are 5 pages of 11 point type choices. Offer more authentic choices and don’t be afraid to bring out the peppers and marinaded vegetables as condiments that more authentic Mexican restaurants often have available.
Parting comments, a liquor license is coming and hopefully soda machines. I look forward to coming back to give them a higher rating when they have worked out the bugs in their menu and facilities.