Taqueria La Rosa de Michoacan — Restaurant in East Moline

We decided to stop here while in town as we were looking for great Mexican food. Not sure what the disconnect is between what this restaurant is and its current 4.5 rating. The service is fast and efficient, but not necessarily friendly. They put the check down on the table when the food comes out and never come back to the table to see if you want another drink or to ask how the food was. My wife ordered a margarita and that was the first red flag. We should have left right then. The margarita was neon green and clear ... definitely not home made. I was expecting a Mexican restaurant with such a great rating to at least make their margaritas from scratch ... bummer. The food was nothing special. My chile relleno entree was definitely not freshly made. It was flat, soggy and bland. Also, not like I would have needed a second, but the menu's picture showed an entree with two relleno peppers and I only received one. We also ordered carnitas tacos. Not sure how it's even possible, but the pork was dry and tough?! Being a chef and knowing how carnitas is made, not sure how braised pork can be dry and tough considering that you use a fatty chunk of pork and a flavorful braising liquid. Needless to say, for the price paid, the food here does not deliver. Definitely a...

Really wonderful place. Extremely happy I stopped. Food: exceptional. Got a breakfast plate with Mexican potato’s and scrambled eggs mixed with refried beans. Very very good. Crispy potatoes with other veggies and flavors mixed in. And I’ve never had eggs like that but it just worked wonderfully. Corn tortillas came out burning hot and soft. I’m usually a green salsa guy (and it was great) but the red salsa was super flavorful and just spicy enough. Also grabbed a burrito for the road which was shockingly big and kept me going through lunch and dinner. Service: fast, friendly, knowledgeable and kind. I doubt anyone has ever had a complaint. Easy parking and nice atmosphere. Relaxing traditional Mexican music to set the scene.

10/10 would recommend to anymore who wants quality food at a reasonable price with excellent service.

My only regret is not buying a jar of salsa on...

The food was good the restaurant was clean I just didn't get exactly what I ordered despite the menu having a photograph of tacos with onions cilantro and grilled chicken I ended up getting tacos with shredded chicken lettuce tomato and crumbled cheese this might be what most people want but I prefer tacos authentic and I assumed since that's what was pictured in the menu that is what I would get I went ahead and ate what I got and there was no problem with it it was good just wasn't what I wanted while I was eating I overheard the table next to me order Taco salads when it was brought to their table the lady said this is not what we ordered we wanted the one we pointed at they also went ahead and ate what they got but there needs to be a little bit more effort into getting what you want instead of what they want to make it should be made as pictured unless...