Last weekend we had an event to attend at The Dixie. Since we were coming from a couple of towns north, I called Mi Pueblito to inquire if they had beer and margaritas (yes, to the beer, no to the margaritas), and most importantly, if they served carnitas. I was told that they do serve carnitas. Carnitas are fried pork chunks, that are large, tender pieces of pork, with a touch of adobo seasoning that have a lovely, golden brown, crispy exterior. We were looking forward to a great dinner. We started with the Maria's Dip, which was tasty, if not predictable - with a prepared, commercial pour-on cheese over the sausage (unknown whether that was chorizo) and jalapenos. Then the carnitas arrived. It was a pile of small diced, grey mystery meat that had been braised or boiled. It reminded me of menudo - Mexican stew with tripe. And, um no thank you. I asked for them to take the plate back, and looked at the menu again. I asked about the carne asada, and whether it was skirt steak, and I was assured that it was. That too was very disappointing - chuck steak at best, pounded shoe leather thin, placed on a pile of onions (I had passed on the green peppers) that obviously had been precooked, and had sat on the stove for hours becoming an onion slush. The flavor of the "steak" was fine, but was as tough as the aforementioned shoe leather. 80% of it came home with me for my dogs. My husband had ordered a chimichanga which was highly unusual for him. Nice on the outside, scant meat, and undercooked, doughy interior. On the plus side - the staff is very sweet and attentive, and the beer was cold - if you ask for a mug, you are given a child's glass cowboy boot mug, which was a bit strange to say the least. Por favor, si usted es el propietario, le pido que responda para explicar posiblemente la debacle culinaria. Gracias.Por favor, si usted es el propietario, ¿respondería a esto y tal vez explicaría la debacle...
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