Corona Village Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Garden City

I had Albondigas soup over the weekend and now I'm obsessed to see who all makes it in the valley. Corona Village is on my way to work so I thought I'd stop in for a quick lunch.

Walking in, I was instantly greeted by the hostess. She was very sweet. I got sat at a booth and my server came shortly after. He came with a basket of chips and salsa. I did try a chip and some salsa but my teeth were still hurting from my wisdom teeth removal. But from what I tried, the chips were crunchy and the salsa was fresh!

I grabbed a small portion of the Albondigas soup and a cheese quesadilla for lunch. I didn't wait long. I was 1 of only 3 quests there. My soup came out beautifully plated and my quesadilla looked cheesy!

My soup was rich in color and the meatballs looked good. I noticed carrots, potatoes and celery. The texture of the soup was more like a stew, it was thick. You can taste the tomatoe in the soup. The potatoes and carrots were cooked nicely and were easy to chew. I do wish there were more veggies to the soup. I got 2 pieces of carrot and a chunk and a half of a yellow potato. The soup was also heavy on the saltier side. I couldn't eat much of the soup as it got to be too much. My quesadilla was crunchy on the outside but unfortunately the cheese in the middle was still cold and not melted all the way. Which was a complete bummer since it looked so good!

The venue is clean. The staff is super nice! My server did a great job taking care of me. He also had the prettiest eyes! But the food was just ok. I have heard great things about this joint so I do look forward to going back! Today just didn't hit for me but maybe next...

Ordered delivery and it arrived hot and delicious. Forgot to take pictures but they all looked good and were well packaged. All three entrées were delicious. We ordered the enchilada lasagna, enchilada suizas, and the casuela mexicana. The portions were good and very filling. No complaints with the entrées.

The enchilada lasagna was similar to the enchila suizas but the lasagna was more tangy and cheesy. The casuela mexicana was like a stew with a runnier sauce and came with flour tortillas. The flavor was a nice mild red sauce that built in intensity as you ate it. We added some sour cream to the sauce, which added some sweetness and thickened it. I'm not a huge fan of mushrooms but they were really good in the casuela mexicana!

EDIT: ordered again and got the Pollo Costa Blanca, single Tamale and Tres Amigos (Chili Colorado, Chili Verde, and a Chili Relleno). These were all good as well. Platter entrées like the Tres Amigos (are a great way to try multiple things.

We did knock a star for the sides. The house salsa that came with the Chips and Salsa is bland. We were dipping the chips into the Casuela Mexicana instead (great combo!). Like other reviewers, we found the refried beans to be super salty. Eaten with other things it works well enough, but on it's own its very intense. The extra salt wasn't needed for the other dishes so it...

Went here last night with my fiancée and found it highly mediocre.

The service was horrible, none of our needs were met preemptively, even though there were only two other tables. The majority of our help coming from a different server than who had been assigned to us. The server offered little friendly interaction and often needed to be instructed to complete even the most basic serving tasks. This is even more insulting considering the fine treatment others around us were receiving. It’s probable this was due to my choice of wearing band pins and I find it wholly unprofessional to treat customers differently based on choice of fashion.

The coffee was absolutely horrendous. I know for a fact that the creamer came from the dollar tree and I’m almost certain the coffee itself came from there as well, and it tasted microwaved on top of that. There is nothing worse than microwaved dollar tree coffee.

Speaking of microwaved, the food was almost certainly microwaved as well. Lukewarm on the edges, steamy in the middle. With that type of film that forms with microwaved food. The taste was also incredibly bland which is the worst sin a Mexican restaurant could possibly make. It’s like these incompetent morons had never heard of...