Cantinas

I'd been here back in 2001/2, when it was still called Maria's Cantinas, and remembered it as being unexciting but decent Tex-Mex food, a la Mas or Pancho, if nowhere near Jalisco or Tacos Lopez.

The food we got here tonight was terrible. Bad ingredients, shoddily prepared and arranged. The jalapeno slices on the nachos had a bad aftertaste and the refried beans were a thin, weird, reddish paste at the bottom of the plate. The enchillada de pollo was terrible: it was so soggy that it was almost like eating a thin stew wrapped in a tortilla, half-covered by garlic sauce. I don't consider myself a great cook but I can make better enchilladas at home, and most cafes in Vienna serve a better club sandwich than the one my girlfriend had.

I was unable to hide the truth from the waiter, who did not seem all that surprised, but offered me an averna on the house. He had one himself as well, and downed it in one shot.

Nice club in the basement. Better book a table when you want to go there!