La Piñata Mexican bar & grill — Restaurant in Knoxville

We my partner and I and three girlfriends went Thursday 8/29/19 at 3:15 pm to have a nice afternoon dinner. Ordered drinks which were great but the food was deplorable. My partner and two of the girlfriends got the same thing, burrito loco which was absolutely terrible. The beef strips were like chewing tough rubber bands and was absolutely disgusting. My partner kept his and bought 95% of it home which he later retired to the trash can. The two girlfriends returned theirs and asked for ground meat instead as the meat stuffing which had to be explained in depth to the waiters. They replaced them but they were not impressed. Myself and the one girlfriend got burrito granda which was fair but surely not worth recommending to anyone. We spent 50 bucks and they spent 70 bucks. Total waste of money. We really use to talk highly of this place but we all have noticed within the last few months the quality has hit rock bottom and not worth the money. Terrible service which when they first opened was great. We will NOT BE RETURNING ANYTIME SOON! Bad food and...

Since it took so long for this place to be built my boyfriend and I were really looking forward to visiting. It's very fun looking and colorful inside, but the atmosphere was the opposite. It was very odd not feel welcome in such a colorful place. We visited the other day and when we walked in everyone turned to stare at us, the host didn't greet us or ask how many people, just grabbed two menus and directed us to a booth without a sound. Our server was not particularly friendly either, he didn't introduce himself just plopped a basket of chips with some salsa down on the table and took our drink order. One of my favorite things about Mexican food is queso, so we ordered some, it wasn't the best but it was queso. We got our food and though the portion was large, the food was bland. There was spice to it but no real flavor, and the ground beef on my tamale had some red sauce on it that honestly tasted like weak spaghetti sauce. The most flavorful part of the meal was the chips and queso. The whole experience was disappointing and we will not be...

We'll start with the food. The salsa container had huge chunks of tomato in it to the point that it splashed when pouring it. The Guacamole had hard, huge tough pieces of avocado in it (see picture). The fajitas were burnt, the meat was tough and there was next to no vegetables in it (see picture). The service was nearly non-existent and when I ordered a second beer, the waitress walked off and didn't bring it for nearly 15 minutes. We were the only ones in her section. Then when we were finished we had to actually go find someone to get our check. The service was absolutely abysmal. The atmosphere was bright and colorful, but the service and horrible food made us feel as if we were purposely being discriminated against because we were white in a Mexican restaurant. I will end by saying that I would NEVER darken the door of this establishment ever again. The only good thing I can say about this establishment is, the...