Agaves Cantina Hwy 41 — Restaurant in Mount Pleasant

1st off, the bad: 😒

Hostess gave us a "look" when we asked for an outside table, and put us inside instead/anyway. Tisk tisk...

Our waiter was nice, but he didn't follow up by asking if everything was alright as we had no silverware or napkins when the food was brought out. I sat there lookin' for him, but not sure where he went. It wasn't busy, so no excuses when I see other staff doing nothing...some older guy setting up and tending to a table with silverware at a table with no visible patrons at it...while I have none. Aye Dios mio...😒

Like many Hispanic establishments, its got loud music. At least it wasn't the bouncy stuff like at La Ha. 🤪

The acoustics sucked as you can hear everyone in the room talking (probably tryin' to talk over the loud music) loudly. It just was super noisey. Felt like chaos.

All the tables are just kinda out in the middle of the room; no booths...an introvert's with social anxiety nightmare.

Menu is plain with no pictures, and kinda confusing as to what you do get with whatever you order. Does it come with cheese, or is that something extra you request? No se. 🤷‍♂️

Now, the good:

Didn't run out of drinks.

Food came out fast, and tasted good.

Salsa and chips were good...appreciated it not being too spicy.

Overall:

For me to actually feel the need to jot down notes for this review is telling enough (I never do!). I will not be going/coming back (I'm sure they'll be glad of that), and I do not and would not and will not...

Ordered take out, including a guacamole appetizer. This ramekin is what I found when I opened the bag. Called to confirm this was not a mistake. Restaurant claimed that avocados are so expensive that this is all they can serve. Wondering why every other restaurant isn't having this problem. Also wondering why they gave me so many chips. I think I hear sobbing from the rest of the unguacamoled chips. . Addendum - Went to Carmen y Juan's. Here's their version. At least four times larger. Good for you, Carmen y Juan's. You stared down the Great Avocado Shortage and marched that guacamole right into that dish.

Addendum II - Went to lunch with a friend who really wanted to go to Agaves. What the hell, right? I mean, who wouldn't be curious to see if the restaurant version is as embarrassingly small as the takeout version? Did the great guacamole shortage affect both their in-house product and their out-house product (all puns intended, of course)? For answers to these and other thrilling questions, please tune into the accompanying picture. Perhaps acknowledging that placing a ramekin of guacamole on the table might cause fatal server embarrassment, it turns out that the restaurant portion is several times larger than the 1/8 avocado sized insult that they provide for those unwise enough to order takeout. Well...

My son and I went to Agave for lunch today. I knew that the last couple times we ate there I was disappointed in the taste of the food but we used to go frequently and liked it. Since it was convenient I thought maybe I could just try something different. Today I ordered the lunch chicken chimichanga, and I my son ordered the lunch beef chimichanga. The chimichangas were supposed to be crisp. The ends were burnt and the rest was soft. At the other Mexican food restaurant that I go to in Mount Pleasant, the chimichanga is loaded with white meat chicken. This chimichanga had about half that amount of chicken and it was dark meat. I did not care for the flavor of the sauce on it either. My son said his was OK. The refried beans were bland but at least the guacamole was good. When we received our check I found that five dollars was added to the cost of my son’s lunch because he said steak rather than beef when he ordered. He didn’t realize there is a difference and there was no mention of an additional cost for steak when he ordered. That is what angered me, that we weren’t informed. So even though this restaurant may be convenient, I...