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As an aside, this restaurant has a PIF – a special tax that goes not to support Loveland city services, but to the developer of the property. Businesses and developers existed long before PIFs – they aren’t necessary and should be opposed.
I told my waitress and the manager came, he immediately acknowledged that there may be rocks in the beans based on how they process/clean them. I have eaten at Mexican restaurants hundreds of times and that has not happened before.
The manager said I would get a discount on my meal, and the drink comped. When the receipt came I didn’t notice the drink wasn’t comped. My waitress said she didn’t get approval for a drink comp, they ended up giving me $15 cash to compensate.
Lost my appetite after the rock. The carnitas meat was decent & restaurant was clean, but disappointing overall.
Chips were good but salsa was bland (think tomato sauce). House margarita wasn’t great (Cuervo isn’t a great base for a cocktail – be sure to get a drink with the maestro dobel tequila instead) and the black salt on the rim was a weird touch. But, the tamarind margarita was excellent – real tamarind flavor, not too sweet and not too tart.
Crispy rellano was great, green chili was thin, carnitas were flavorful but dry. Refrieds were solid but the rice was bland. Birria was really good – great flavor and not completely soaking like some places. But had the birria in the quesadilla which was extremely rich, almost like it had cream cheese in it along with Oaxaca/Jack. Tasty, but too much – came with guac and sour cream so fat on fat on fat and nothing bright to cut through it like pico or other salsa. Asked for a side of tomatillo to go with it and that helped.
What was consistent, and excellent, was the service. Extremely prompt, attentive and polite. Loved being able to join the wait-list online and table was ready when we walked in the door. Mobile point of sale made it easy for the server to take orders and easy to settle up when the check came. No knives in the place settings which was odd and made it difficult to cut through some items.
Overall, there was a lot to like in the experience but the inconsistency in the food and drink will probably keep us from coming back. A few tweaks (better well tequila, fresh juice and less sour mix, spice up the salsa, etc.) and it could be a frequent visit but there’s a lot of Mexican to choose from in NoCo and Ruben’s just wasn’t for us.
The food is also delicious. I did the fajitas once and the chorizo dip the other time. I think the chips and salsa are also great and filling. Just an all around good for a family dinner or grabbing a margarita with a friend!
I highly encourage you to check this place out if you get the chance.