Jajaja Mexicana — Restaurant in New York

I really wanted to like this restaurant, because I have eaten in so many vegan and non vegan Mexican restaurants.

We have eaten in hole in the walls and the taste was spectacular.

But where should I begin? Food was not good at all. It felt like someone was trying to cook for the first time. No flavors even if there were different ingredients in them.

This food was some of the worst food I have ever had in my life. Mexican food with the simplest ingredients have so much flavor and this didn’t. I really don’t understand these reviews?!

Here is all we had to eat:

Tres Amigas: chips stale, had maybe 1 tablespoon of guac, cheese dip watered down and the pepita hummus was the worst taste you could ever have.

Enchilada Mole: rice was old and no flavor, dry and cold. Enchiladas itself had so much mole on top that the pollo filling had no flavor inside and the taco shells were so chewy that we didn’t even eat. Had to take that “mole” off to try and eat it. But still didn’t make a difference, the TASTE was not good.

Jackfruit Carnitas: looked promising, but again it was so flavorless. The jackfruit was from a can, because that’s how it tastes when you open it up. And again the tacos were so chewy and hard.

Huitlacoche: maybe one mushroom in it. Again how can you have these different ingredients and not have any flavor???

Both the salsas for the tacos were not made fresh.

Someone that knows food will know what I am talking about.

It says on the menu two of the same tacos and add a 3 for +5.

So how did the waiter not understand that I asked him and told him, just one extra. But we got two plates instead and got charged for the full amount.

That guy was too busy having a frown.

You work with people, have always a smile, no matter how your day has been or don’t go in front of people at all.

The rest of the guys that brought the food and water were great.

To sum it all up, I was throwing up all night long after this food.

To the restaurant owner: Do yourself a favor and check on your cooks and get rid of that Pepita...

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