Plaza Azteca Mexican Restaurant · Yorktown — Restaurant in Poquoson

Took my daughter to Plaza Azteca across the street from Grafton High School tonight. Service was good and my daughter's steak fajitas were fine, but the chile rellenos I was served were by far the worst Mexican food, or just food for that matter, I've ever had placed in front of me. OK, so maybe the bad steamed clams I had back in '85 that kept me in the bathroom for the better part of a week were technically worse, but at least I could actually get them down....for a couple of hours, anyway.

As chile rellenos were not on the menu (which surprised me being fairly common Mexican fare), I asked the server if they had any. He said yes, so I ordered a platter with two chile rellenos, rice and refried beans. The rice and beans ended up being my dinner as the chile rellenos were completely inedible. I, an adult male weighing 200ish, could not even cut through one of them with a knife...literally, I could not cut through it...it wouldn't even tear when I leaned into it! I demonstrated the chile rellenos' krytonite-like indestructiveness to the server when he came back to the table to check up on us, telling him they needed to stop serving them if there were anymore in the kitchen. He asked me if I wanted something else, but I know better than to send anything back to the kitchen (in general, not specifically at this restaurant) and eat anything that re-emerges, so I politely declined.

So a nice meal out with my daughter turned out to be a complete disappointment food-wise...and $45 for two after the server took off $12...meaning the rice and refried beans only cost $5. Guess if I try to look at it positively, I saved money as the rice and beans would probably have cost more if I ordered them a la carte...so there's always that.

We used to go to Plaza Azteca quite often a few years back when my kids were at Grafton. Never had an issue, but looks like things have slipped a bit...and by "a bit" I mean "a lot". I'd recommend instead going to 3 Amigos which is just another mile or so up the street near Ft Eustis Blvd. I've eaten there twice fairly recently and the service and food were just fine, so guess that, or Cinco De Mayo which is also close by, will be my next go-to when I have a desire for at least palatable Mexican cuisine.

Last negative review I wrote was almost 6-years ago. Since I eat out once or twice a week and only take the time to write a review when something is just plain horrible, you might want to think twice before going to Plaza Azteca, this one at...

This place is not a bad place to try but it’s not my favorite. There’s several hole in the walls on Jefferson way better but this place for a franchise type is ok. Glad I came but won’t be back. I think it’s a solid 3.5 rating. If you like Baja style this place works, if you like authentic Mexican no. Cheers.

BEER: They have poor selection of beers. If you’re an IPA guy this isn’t the spot. Would be nice to see them reach out to local breweries and get their IPAs in.

FOOD: Was a 50/50. Some of it was really good and the rest no flavor. Steak was really chewing, shrimp frozen style, rice no flavor, and tortillas are like Taco Bell plane white no authentic flavor. Black beans were good, chicken was good, and chorizo was good. Chips are good but salsa no flavor more like tomato sauce. Also, they do not let you take any To-go drinks at-least that’s what they told my wife. After we saw a few drinks being sent out.

SERVICE: Couple waiters were good but some were terrible and rude. The bartender was very nice.

ATMOSPHERE: Very nice and esthetic. Music was good.

PRICE: EXPENSIVE but everything in today market is expensive with inflation so I get. But yeah not a cheap spot. Do I think the price equals the...

We decided to try Plaza Azteca vs our usual 3 Amigos. We won’t make that mistake again: the food was bland &’sauce watery & way too pricey for what you get. Although I don’t often purchase a drink, we were surprised that the drinks menu didn’t list prices, for an obvious reason: people wouldn’t want to pay outrageous prices for somewhat watered down drinks; mine was around $18.00!!!

The server was pleasant but it took awhile to get our order & some was missing; we waited awhile for it to arrive. Same with requesting more bland salsa. There’s not a lot of interaction Although the big group also dining seemed to get more attention. We wouldn’t recommend this restaurant, especially since there are others locally with better food & prices. This is also very disappointing when I compare it to the Mexican food I loved & the prices while living...