Fiesta Bonita Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Ponderay

There were lots of cars in the parking lot, and almost every table was occupied, and this was on a Tuesday evening - so I knew the place was going to be good. Really good. And I wasn't disappointed. I ordered the 2 chimichanga combination meal, which came with the traditional sides of rice and refried beans. I chose the shredded beef as my chimmy filling. The meal overall was really good! There was only one part that was slightly disappointing. The shredded beef itself was a bit tough and stringy. I mean it wasn't terrible, but it wasn't as good as the shredded beef I usually get at Mexican restaurants. At most places, when I order shredded beef, it is so delicious and so tender that it practically melts away in my mouth. But the shredded beef at Fiesta Bonita actually required a fair bit of chewing. It had good flavor, but it wasn't easy to eat and it certainly didn't just melt away in my mouth the way shredded beef usually does. I would definitely go back to Fiesta Bonita the next time I am in the area, but it would be nice if the shredded beef was more...

This was the first time we had a poor experience here. Initially they brought a green sauce burrito when specifically red sauce was ordered; red sauce replacement was super watery, not a sauce. Also ordered a la carte taco with crispy shell that was soggy and they put my a la carte fish taco on same plate which also soaked up meat water and made shell soggy, didn't eat the shells. Should have been on separate dry plates, the way I ordered. Must be under staffed. Long to be seated, had to ask for salad after meal served for 5 mun already, never came back to refill water and soda, food took LONG time to get, after a longtime to even put order in. After 5 min after got togo box, which took forever, walked bill to front counter to have processed which took another 5 min to get credit card back. Two different guys and three different gals eventually serviced where we were seated. Just not a pleasant experience this time around. Also, no one was really smiling nor e remedy friendly as in the past. Hope y'all get it together by next time...

So we walked in and ordered to go. The service was good, they were super busy, which we assumed meant this was the hot spot. After ordering 3 meals and appetizer,. The portions for cost were heinous, the meat whether steak or chicken super dry almost jerky like, the egg rolls were burnt, the lumpia was filled with dry chicken. The tortillas were sub par, you got a few good ones and a few burnt ones. The wait time 20 minutes was not awful for the order. Just seemed really rushed which essentially made the cook(s) go into overdrive. Honestly I would rather quality for even if it meant waiting a little longer specially for the price. I am very picky when it comes to Mexican food cause I travel often just for the Mexican food. Hope things change, whether it's prices to reflect sub par food, or higher quality food for the...