Fogon – A Mexican Eatery

The ONLY reason I’m giving two stars is because at least they had the courtesy of warning me the morning of, that our reservation was being cancelled. On Valentine’s Day. I guess they could have let me show up to locked doors. The message got the point across but I had to call back to discover the reason for this clearly appalling and unacceptable news.
Maria, the hostess, answered promptly. She must have been aware that people were angrily calling back, so kudos to her for taking the flack for the ill-​conceived cancellation decision. She informed me that they were closed for the day due to a staffing issue. I asked if there was anything management planned to do to compensate those who had made reservations (weeks in advance) for Valentine’s Day. She said no plans were being made. Incredulous, I demanded a better answer than that. Maria gave in and told me that that the restaurant will most likely shut its doors permanently in the following days. Her sincere apology and exasperated tone confirmed with me that this whole situation wasn’t her fault. Shame on the managers/​owners for making her sit and take these calls. Honestly.
I called two days later (Monday). The phone rang and landed on an anonymous, unbranded, voicemail box.
If, in fact, Fogon continues to operate without any consolation to the many people who made Valentine’s Day reservations, I will adjust my review down to 1 star and let everyone I know to forgo Fogon for good.

Received a phone call at noon that they were canceling our reservation because of staffing. On Valentines Day. No efforts to get me to come back, won’t even answer the phone. Looks like they won’t ever be getting our business. Happy Valentine’s Day to us, looks like we’re ordering pizza.

Can I give it a zero? Valentine’s Day reservations in Scottsdale made a week ahead of time. 12:45 a phone call comes in on Valentine’s Day. We regret to inform you we can not open due to severe understaffing.
At this point do you think I can get another reservation anywhere??? Thanks Fogon for ruining Valentine’s Day!

The food was pretty good.
They had a good selections of salsas which my hubby and I live for.
Over priced TINY margaritas.
Service was HORRIBLE!
I will never come back.

Tried some «modern» Mexican on a New Year’s Day lunch here and the place was not crowded and in fact had only one of their Behihana style cooking stations open, so there was no way we could see the chef cooking our food as they promise. The other complaint would be the vast difference of one dish at lunch compared to dinner and I’m not talking about the price. The famous Brisket enchilada’s were good, but at lunch they don’t put it in a skillet and cover it with cheese. I’m not sure whether that whole process is worth 8 bucks more at dinner either. The lunch serving just has a few lonely enchilada’s on the plate looking quite in need of a cheese bath. Everything else was pleasant enough including good free chips and a nice server. The brisket is nice and crumbly, but show your food some respect at lunch also — too many places are nickle and diming customers. It is just cheese people!

This was such a cute and fun place! Not kitchy cheesy normal mexican restaurant décor-​good enough for a date night or couples to share some grub. I’m surprised it wasn’t busier! You get to sit around stations where the chefs prepare your food next to the table. Kind of reminds me of Mexican Benihana?! But with out a flashy show. Our server was very nice and attentive but not overly attentive. Perfect! The chef that prepared our meal was super nice.
Good salsa and chips. Very fresh! Started out with the table side guac– they do make it very spicy– so make sure if you like mild to tell them. It was so good but the Serrano that they happened to have that day was particularly hot so we definitely were downing ice tea for awhile. But still really good! Very fresh and very yummy-​next time we will go mild I guess I’m a weenie! we also shared the beef fajitas which were very delicious. Lots of fresh red and yellow bell peppers and onions. Yummy. The only thing that I though was so so was the corn. I’ve had more tender corn that was a little more flavorful… But it also isn’t corn season so maybe that’s why. Plus there is groupons for this place??! Yes please!!! And it’s awesome! Please try it! It fun and it is tasty! Plus we saw someone order a burrito enchilada style and it looked delish– and enough to feed a 3^rd world country! Bring friends to share some Large portioned burritos!!! :) definitely on our date night Mexican place! Loved it!

Came for a quick lunch break. Great service, very friendly. New lunch special for $ 6.99 includes two enchiladas and a side… not to mention the complimentary chips and salsa. A lot of food for lunch! Everything I has was good. I could eat the rice everyday.

This review needs few words. Amazing food, great ambiance and CLEAN! Did I mention the place was clean? Our server Kimberly was great and with the Hibachi style serving Francisco helped us seize our food. Okay, started off with shrimp
Ceviche, very fresh, just right on the cilantro. I had the brisket enchiladas delicious and my wife had the chicken burrito which was excellent as well! Their habanero sauce is spicy and a good compliment to any dish. Definitely will be coming back and telling our friends

Fun new place!
We ate here thanks to a groupon, but will be back willingly.
Brisket enchiladas are a must! Been craving them since our visit. Spicy watermelon margarita is unique and yummy too.
Good chips, salsa and table side guacamole.

Really cool Mexican Restaurant! They have multiple open kitchen’s so where ever you are sitting in the place you are close to your cook preparing your meals!
The place is pretty modern, and cool looking and we were seated right next to our cook which was cool, cause he came over to talk to us about how much he loved cooking vegan food!
He then told us about a Vegan Mexican place we needed to check out, and he even wrote it down for us!
The food was great, I had a Veggie Burrito with green sauce and it was packed to the brim, with veggies! It also came with black beans, and rice! It was great!
The chips and salsa were plentiful and I was actually pretty full before my meal got out to us!
This place is cool, only thing keeping back from a 5 star, was the 10 dollar Margarita– It was pretty gross. At first I just thought it was strong, then I discovered it was just way to sugary. And I love sugar

The portions were HUGE! Especially the complementary chips. They gave me enough chips to feed an entire family of 4. However, the food was average but the price was reasonable. I suggest the restaurant to serve less chips for smaller groups, this can probably save them some money because there was no way I could finish that whole bucket of chips.
I ordered the beef brisket enchiladas because it was suggested by other Unilocalers. This was served in a small iron skillet. The first few bites were decent, but then the grease came out, a lot of grease. It would be better if they served some fresh salad with this dish (instead of the beans) to balance out the grease. Also, this dish was over-​seasoned, I could not eat it without the rice. The salsa for the chips was very bland.

Fogon is fo-​real! Everything was on point, the ambiance, the drinks, appetizers, entrees and service. We started with the guacamole, it was by far the most flavorful restaurant guac we’ve ever had and for $ 10 you get a hearty portion. Drinks: we had the Patron Jalisco Mule and Spicy Watermelon Margarita, both were unique and tasty! Entrees: The stacked veggie quesadilla was extremely flavorful and there’s a reason the chef won an award for the green chile pork!
We’ll be back to Fogon as soon as possible!
Do yourself a favor and give Fogon a try!

A great experience at Fõgon. The food was delicious and merits both recommendations to friends and to my Unilocal family as well as a return visit to satisfy the desire to eat everything on the menu. Your Bubbys brisket has been reinvented into a sensational enchilada with layers of savory bites topped with a tomatillo salsa cooked inside the adobe oven after it was heated table side. These Adobe ovens are amazing. They cook fast and evenly, a Mexican microwave but all natural. Abuelita’s chocolate ice cream dessert is memorable and worthy of return. The mango nopale salad was a refreshing start that invigorate the tastebuds And the rice and bean sides are the best I have had in a long time. Felicidades! Please Support tjhis Restaurant. The service was also excellent.

Had dinner here tonight, we were greeted warmly by the hostesses as if it was a red carpet. Seated promptly at Ricardo’s teppanyaki style table were we were quickly met by server Samantha. Started with guac and shrimp ceviche both good sized portions and excellent. Followed with the chicken fajitas and the steamed fish in a banana leaf which was cooked in the table side wood fired oven. Both entrees were generous in size and very tasty.
BOTTOM LINE: Don’t miss this place. Its firing on all cylinders now!

The food: AMAZING!
The layout/​décor: Interesting and fun and fresh!
The service: Ehhhhh.
We came in for an early dinner on Saturday. The smoky scent of grilled food wafted around us and immediately made us STARVING. Perfect!
There are several cook stations set up throughout the restaurant, each with about 8 tables connected (ours had 4 two– and four-​top sections and 4 tables for bigger parties). It’s a neat concept to get to watch the cooks in action without having to deal with the nuisances of traditional «hibachi» dining – no talking and sitting with strangers!
It took a while for our server to greet us and to be honest, that basically set the tone for the evening: Lots of waiting. No plates being cleared. No menu recommendations or up-​sells. (This place is new! Sell us on it!)
The food was absolutely the star, though. We started with the guacamole, which was probably one of the best restaurant-​made batches I’ve ever had. Chunky avos, bright citrus notes, ample amounts of queso fresco. (And the house salsa they bring with chips also ain’t too shabby either!) We inhaled it.
For entrees, I opted for the grilled zucchini and roasted corn enchiladas, while my boyfriend opted for the chicken fajitas. The enchiladas were OUTSTANDING: they are the stacked style; three delicious corn tortillas (you get your choice of corn or flour) layered with your filling and cheese in a dish is thrown into the oven to transform into bubbly perfection. I will say though, there was no roasted corn in the whole dish… just the grilled zucchini and some other fajita veggies. Didn’t reflect the menu name. The sides of rice and beans (I opted for black beans, charro or pinto are also available) were perfectly seasoned and hot. Boyfriend loved his fajitas and was happy it came with an extra little ramekin of guac, as our order was long gone by the time our entrees came out.
Like I said, one thing that bugged me was NO plates being cleared. We had to find room on our table to push aside our empty guacamole molcajete, dirty appetizer plates, carafe my glass of wine came in and large menus. It all sat there during our meal. Our server came by to refill our water once and saw the scene, but didn’t pick up anything. Once we boxed up our leftovers, the empty entrée dishes sat there as well. To be honest, I felt like the guys in our kitchen area deserved a tip moreso than our server. They checked in several times asking how our food was, and delivered it all to us. I also appreciate how they use iPads for settling checks in an attempt to be green, but can also see how that might be a little awkward.
All in all, the food is definitely the star at Fogon, which I guess it should be. Come on service, kick it up a notch!

Solid menu and ambiance. The execution is off. The staff didn’t know the menu well enough and I was charged for a higher priced item. With Blanco and Sumo Maya across the street and Barrio down the road they better work out the kinks in order to win patronage. Would also love to see some more dishes native to DF like Sopes, Al Pastor, or Cichilo Negro.

Dinner was good. I had veggie enchiladas. Guacamole which was delicious. 1^st time here since it just opened recently. Which I think explains some of the negative reviews. Atmosphere is fun. Similar to Mexican benihana but you don’t have to socialize with strangers.

I started writing this review about 20 minutes into my visit. Came here for happy hour and was pleased to find great value for the drinks. The service was friendly and knowledgable. I had a Jamaica Margarita, which was very tasty. Their salsa is fantastic. Would definitely go again!
…Again, did I mention the salsa?
For food, I tried the chile relleno and chicken nachos off of the HH menu. Again, was very impressed. Really great, authentic Mexican food. Seriously, I was super happy I stopped by.

Was visiting from out of town and needed to kill time, I spent several hours here. By myself. No literally, almost no one came in. There were 6 servers to every one person I’d say. I had the chips and salsa which I thought were very good, and the chicken quesadilla. I’m from the east coast, and the quesadilla wasn’t anything better than what I would have at home, but it was a lot of food. The rice had undercooked pieces in it that were very crunchy. The white peach margarita is killer! So good, however, the other drinks I tried were just so so, and anything with the real lime juice was just way too sour.
The saving grace of this place was the bartender. Sweet as could be and very accommodating.
Over all this is not a place I would rave about, but being that it’s brand new, and this is the owners first restaurant… I’m hoping there will be a lot of learning and implementing to make this place phenomenal.

Fresh ingredients, unique flavors reminiscent of Mexico City cuisine in a well done space that feels like a restaurant right out of Polanco. Definitely try their roasted corn and one of their signature cocktails!