Serrano's Mexican Grill — Restaurant in Alaska

Yasso, here's my experience with the 50% off taco Tuesday special at Serrano's Mexican grill (tudor just east of lake Otis): Upon arrival I looked for the 50% off special. Advertising, flags, banners, unicorns and clowns all announcing 50% off taco Tuesday. I found none of that. Upon entrance I looked for any signs of 50% off tacos on display and again nothing. So I went ahead and asked one of the two gentlemen behind the counter. He said yes I had the right place. I politely grinned and ordered three carne asada tacos to go. (Someone was behind me waiting their turn). At this point the gentleman behind the counter informed me that I could not order the special to go. Confused, I looked at him for a minute before I realize d it was an unannounced ploy to lure business into the establishment. (They want to FILL the parking lot and tables with shiny Happy people. In essence they want to use US as advertisement). Nothing at all wrong with that. Sound business practice. But the guy behind me didn't get that. Upon hearing the conversation between me and the cashier, he complained "we can't take our food to go?!" --Not understanding it was just for the special... So I paid for my food with a card. It was 12 something, plus tip. I got one of those receipts with the tip space, (which is annoying but I always put in a little something thinking I might get a little something back...and that's okay too; perfectly fine-- it's just human nature and I'm not going to apologize for that). He gave me a number, I collected silverware and my Coke and I sat down. Soon the gentleman behind the counter presented my meal in front of me. The beans looked a bit runny but I was hungry. I also noticed the carne asada look more like hamburger than carne asada. But I was hungry. I wolfed it all down before I realized, at the last bite, that the shells were greasy and not fantastic like they looked in the picture, AT ALL. The music was a bit loud but okay for my flavor. The food was okay. It was a bit pricey for a glorified fast food restaurant--even with the 50% off. In a nutshell, it is...

After a disappointing visit a few months ago I decided to try again. Noticeably warm as we walked in, we opted for a table on the shady side of the building. The table was unpleasantly sticky, as if the last patron had spilled a soda and it had not been thoroughly cleaned.

Two hard working servers shared the dining room and bar. We ordered chips and queso dip to start and it was delivered surprisingly quickly to the table. The queso was perfectly hot in a cast iron dish. I enjoyed The Burro, it was like a fried burrito with an amazing fried cheese crust. I'm impressed they are able to get a layer of toasty cheese so even around the burrito. It was great. My wife had brisket tacos, also great.

Sadly, I ran out of water and it was never refilled. The music was super loud for a 7 PM meal. It was difficult to carry on a conversation.

Finally, it was so hot, my shaved, balding dome had a layer of perspiration covering it I had to wipe away at one point. It was a warm Alaska day, but open some...

Drove down from Fairbanks and was looking for some good Mexican food. What I got was absolutely disgusting!! I got the enchiladas and they were cold in the middle and the sauce tasted like canned. The rice was WAY over cooked and bland and the refried beans were so salty I almost upchucked them all over the place after I fought to choke it down. My husband's fajita burrito wasn't any better. Barely had any veggies in it. If it wasn't for the fact that we were both starved to death and exhausted from being in a car for 7.5 hours already, I'd have probably demanded a refund and went somewhere else. Now I am laying here trying to get comfortable enough to sleep, but I can't because I've felt ill since the crappy dinner. Needless to say, we'll never go back there again. I can make better and more authentic Mexican food...