Los Machetes — Restaurant in Upper Township

I was a manager in a Mexican Restaurant chain in the late 80's so I know the general process of these type of establishments - most items are prepared ahead of time and in a steam table so the preparation of the dish should be rather quick. In our case it was over 20 minutes from our order to our food and the establishment was not busy.

The salsa served with the chips was not what we expected (chopped tomatoes, onions, green peppers, cilantro, etc) but was thin and very spicey (we were advised of that)

We both had Enchilada's (1 Red Sauce - 1 With Green sauce)

The meat inside the enchiladas was kind of dry but the sauce remedied that. A side of "Refried Beans" was not what we expected either - they were very watery and not the consistency of traditional refried beans - IMO

The pricing was somewhat aggressive for a lunch menu - I would have expected those prices on one of the islands but not in Marmora.

Also, the parking there is challenging.

All I can say was we...

Every person we interacted with, from the guy that picked up the phone to the people waiting on us, were SO friendly and accommodating. The food wasn't terribly quick to come, but it was delicious (the machetes were great, and I'd never had them (let alone heard of them) before) and we loved everything we ordered. Not sure if the food was unusually slow to come the night we went or if that's the normal pace, but it would have been a concern if we were in a rush. Luckily we weren't and it was a beautiful night so we just enjoyed sitting outside and talking. We will DEFINITELY...

Ok, this place is on our list for future meals.

The nachos, great flavor, loaded with rich toppings, had a few super crisp carnitas wedges, and chips had a hearty crunch. The empanadas (2) with carnitas were rich, stuffed with filling, and could easily cover a dinner plate. The burrito with chorizo was well portioned, stuffed too the brim, sided with smoky black beans and rice, the flour wrap was light but strong enough to hold the tasty contents, and was well seasoned.

No review on the guacamole but my better half said it...