LOS OTATES Matriz Av. México — Restaurant in Jalisco

Went on a Saturday for lunch, and overall, the entire experience was good. We walked in and were greeted and seated right away. The restaurant was not crowded, so there were plenty of seats. They had Spanish and English menus. The waiter checked on us and offered suggestions. My wife had chicken enchiladas; she said they were very good. The sauce had a lemon flavor that she loved. She also said the side of beans was good. My son had steak tacos. The meat was tender and juicy, but had no flavor, almost like it was not marinated or seasoned. I had barbacoa & chorizo gorditas. The barbacoa was good because it had a good meat-to-masa ratio. But the chorizo lacked that balance and was a little too doughy. The waiter checked in on us and brought extra creama and cheese. My wife also had Coco, which she said was really good. O and for lunch there were several pigeons that came in and out. They walked around and under the tables but they did not bother...

Nice place with limited parking but valet option, dining rooms are spread around making it semi intimate. Service was good and the atmosphere is nice. Prices are not to bad for being in the city and for the food being good. They have take home options of their mile available. The salsas were all good, none were very spicy. The tomatillo was my favorite and the guacamole was very creamy. The queso fundido was good but cooled off halfway through so it was more of a piece of cheese than fundido. The enchiladas were good, nice portion and the chicken was flavorful but the star was the mole, which was one of my top 10 for around the area. The small portion of beans and some onions were a nice compliment although I would have liked a bit more beans. The home made hot sauce was alright, tasted like a modified Valentino, but served...

I love their mini buffet, I say mini because compared to other restaurants it feels like Mexican buffet version of a Howard Inn, I absolutely loved my fresh tortillas, my gorditas filled with chicharrón, and another one with sausage and ham, topped with cheese...they were delish! Both cooks were nice and attentive but the actual servers were not so good when it came to multitasking and also doing some type of eye contact with the clients, their fresh juices were mediocre and cheap, but they had...