La Sierra Restaurant — Restaurant in Omaha

My wife and I were in town for the "Beyond Van Gogh" exhibit at the Mid-America Center. Afterward, we looked up restaurants near us and chose La Sierra because several reviews mentioned authentic cuisine. We were not misled. The menu is small and straight forward. Pick your fillings and choose it in either a gordita, burrito, quesadilla or on a plate. We both got selections as gorditas. My wife ordered: Asado De Puerco, Picadillo Verde and Picadillo Rojo. I ordered: Papas Con Carne, Papas Con Chorizo and Deshabrada. I also wound up getting a burrito with Machaca. All the meats were seasoned nicely and delicious. Both the verde and rojo salsas they brought out enhanced the food. The rojo does have a kick (same sauce as in the Desshbrada) but the heat didn't linger so eating it was enjoyable. The margarita I ordered was delicious, made with real lime juice. Some people might complain because it is regular sized, served in a glass roughly the size of a martini glass. It isn't a gigantic gimmick you find in a lot of American-Mexican restaurants. It hit the spot! The fruit empanadas were lovely, the crust similar to a sugar cookie with strawberry or apricot. We tried both and thought the apricot won by a hair. Its sweet flavor was slightly stronger than the strawberry. The service was excellent, both our server and the gentleman from the kitchen (maybe owner) who brought out food to the table were extremely friendly and a pleasure to speak with. We've marked La Sierra in our "must do again" list and when we care back in Omaha, we will be...

Edit: Reply to owner... Wow! What a lot of awful assumptions! Number one, I gave a bad review because your food was awful and it was certainly served on foam plates. Number two, the woman that we ordered from was very clear in stating that we couldn't change anything with the chicken because it is cooked by her mom and dad in the morning before the restaurant is opened, so it's premade. It tasted and was the texture of something that was premade by boiling and reheated in the microwave. The tortillas were exactly as I described. Also, are you saying that because you don't have proof of ME paying that I didn't eat at your establishment? I can go out on a date and my date is allowed to pay for my meal. You should be ashamed of your racist comment about me leaving low reviews for ethnic restaurants. Uh, hello, my family is Mexican! Just wow. Maybe learn some manners and try to think outside of the box before you go accusing people of ridiculous things.

This is a walk up and order establishment with food served on foam plates. We each got the pollo plate. The pollo was a pile of hard, shredded, chewy pieces of chicken boiled with bell peppers. It wasn't good at all. The beans, rice and hot sauce were good. We really had hoped for some soft, hot, fresh tortillas and instead the corn ones were thick and dry and the flour ones were thick and under cooked. 2 plates and 2 bottles of Modelo cost over $40! I was really hoping for some good authentic Mexican and while it was definitely authentic, they missed the...

We stumbled across La Sierra while searching for something new in the area to try that we'd never had. They serve Mexican cuisine hailing from the state of Durango region of Mexico.

First, the service was excellent, as our server took the time to explain different things about the food offerings on the menu. She was especially helpful with advising us about dishes that may be good for our young son. She also graciously brought us 3 different smaller Gorditas to sample some of the different fillings. Needless to say, we enjoyed all the food as well as the homemade Horchata and Cucumber Water. I had the Pork and Ancho Chili sauce plate. It was accompanied by spectacular rice and beans which is often a bland and uninspired side at othe establishments! We also got 4 of the Empanadas to go which are excellent!

The portions were good and the prices were very modest. Needless to say, we will be returning soon! We highly recommend the Las Sierra Restaurant!

One side note, as they are serving foods from the Durango region, they do not have tacos and enchiladas smothered in cheese, etc. These dishes are not typical for the state of Durango region, and therefore not on the menu. We found this to be a...