Alejandra’s Authentic Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Center Township

Excellent food....BUT

We've been going to Alejandra's since they opened, and we've always had a good experience. This last time, however, was really enough to put us off from going back. We arrived just before the dinner rush, and so most of the wait staff was just standing around, waiting for the crowd to arrive. One worker, an older lady, was standing by the front window, looking out. I watched her sneeze, wipe her nose with her bare hand, and then she folded her arms and went back to staring out the window. A few minutes later I saw her reach in her mouth to get something out of her teeth (with the same hand she was just rubbing her nose with), then she folded her arms and went back to staring out the window. Some people came in, she greeted them, she grabbed some menus with the same hand she had been rubbing her nose and picking her teeth with, and showed them to a table. She took their drink order, she came back in a minute or two later, and she used the same hand she was rubbing her nose and picking her teeth with to sit the glasses on the table (grabbing each glass at the top of the rim...you know, where people's lips touch when they're drinking). Then she went back to staring out the window. I watched her rub her nose and stick her fingers in her mouth at least two more times before she looked over at me and saw me shaking my head. Then she turned her back to me.

It's absolutely REVOLTING that someone could be so oblivious to the basics of proper practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease (especially at a place where people put food in their bodies). It's a total disregard for the safety of others.

There are three other Mexican restaurants between our house and Alejandra's, and all of them have food that's just as good. I don't see the need to subject ourselves to possibly getting sick because an employee is too lazy to wash her hands and keep her fingers out...

We were in eastern Indiana for the Eclipse on 4/8/24, and the day before were driving in Aurora and stopped for lunch at Alejandra's Authentic Mexican Restaurant for lunch. It's a nice place, your typical nicer Mexican restaurant. A very nice hostess seated us. Our server gave us chips and salsa, but also a cheesy Mexican dip. I thought that was a nice touch. We started with sodas, my wife with an unsweetened Iced Tea and I with a Mug root beer. For lunch my wife had steak fajitas, which she reported as very decent, exactly what she was expecting. I had a Burrito Rancher, which held steak and chicken, along with other burrito fillings you'd expect. The burrito on the plate was surrounded with several shrimp, and pineapple chunks. It was all covered with a white sauce. The burrito itself was fantastic, and the shrimp and pineapple made it that much better. Next time I'll get it without the sauce on it, or maybe on the side. The burrito itself was good enough on it's own. We also saw that they prepared guacamole tableside. We didn't do it but we wish we did. The restaurant was decorated inside as you might expect, but the decorations were maybe a cut above your average Mexican place. The service was very prompt, and the servers friendly. We were never left waiting for anything, and when we stood up to leave, four people NOT our server said goodbye to us. If you like Mexican food, I'm sure Alejandra's will...

We were charged two separate transactions. We made them aware, and they removed the wmextra one. But they insisted that there wasn't another one charged to my card, and if we didn't pay in cash, they would call the police. After triple checking my account and showing thelady the pending transaction had gone through, I was tired of debating the subject with a VERY RUDE lady, I then called the police myself because they wouldn't let us leave the restaurant. The police came and verified that we did pay and allowed us to leave and go home. I will never go to that restaurant ever again! I was...