Yum Buffet & Grill-Closed

Yum Buffet & Grill
3920 Grand Ave
Chino, CA 91710
909-517-1588

Yum Buffet & Grill replaced the Hometown Buffet in Chino.  They really gave the space a huge upgrade.  They put tile on the walls and it's a much nicer place to have dinner.

There is a huge buffet line along the back wall, with the Mongolian BBQ at the far left!

The buffet on a Sunday night is $16.99.  

Chow mein, with coconut shrimp and shrimp from the seafood delight entree.The chow mein was mainly noodles.  There were some celery and cabbage, but 98% yellow noodles.  Pretty standard.

The coconut shrimp was way too sweet.  The shrimp was coated in a thick batter and then deep fried, then a sweet coconut sauce.  Not a good dish.

The shrimp from the seafood delight entree was well cooked and seasoned.

Sauteed mushrooms and greenbeans!  The mushrooms were great, well seasoned, good flavor and not overcooked.  They have steak at the Mongolian BBQ, so the mushrooms would make a good addition to the steak.

The greenbeans were cooked with some garlic and this was a good dish. 

Mongolian BBQ- shrimp, mushrooms, green onions, red and brown onions, and jalapenos!  This is cooked to order. This was great!  Fresh veggies, and shrimp and loved the fact they had some jalapenos, which added a nice heat to the dish!

Shrimp cocktail and fried shrimp.  Shrimp cocktail was small sized shrimp that was chilled and well cooked.  The cocktail sauce, I think I got the medium heat, was good, even for something that I suspect is from a bottle.

The fried shrimp was your standard frozen shrimp dropped into the fryer.  Some pieces were good depending how how long the shrimp was on the steam tray.  I got some pieces that just came from the fryer and tasted good.  Others had been on the steam tray for too long.  Just the way things go at a buffet. 

Snow crab clusters.  A bit salty, but meaty and plentiful.  They restocked the crab legs frequently and the new batch were quickly taken.

Service was pretty good.  But, one of the servers just stood there staring at the 2-3 tables, waiting to take away any used dishes.  It was like you were being watched by the lunch aides during elementary school lunch.

Overall Yum Buffet and Grill was a good value.  I would go back there. 

King Bap-Closed

King Bap
1106 S Diamond Bar Blvd
Diamond Bar, CA 91765
909-396-0420

A few doors down from The Whole Enchilada, is King Bap, a Korean rolls and bowls place.  I've seen Korean sushi and many Koreans own sushi restaurants.  I thought this was going to be a poke bowl type place.

It's a small restaurant with the counter right in front of you as you walk in.  There are tables around the other parts of the restaurant. 

Bowl with choice of brown or white rice, lettuce, choice of six veggies and one sauce. $5.95.  With tunafish +$1.50. I picked brown rice, corn, broccoli, spinach, cucumbers, carrots, and canned mushrooms and I got the cilantro sauce.  I wasn't happy about canned mushrooms.  I picked tuna, thinking it was tuna sushi, but it was actually tuna fish with a small amount of mayo. Overall the veggies were fresh expect for the canned mushrooms.  Without the sauce it's a very bland dish, some salt is needed.  But, adding the cilantro sauce, added some flavor to this dish.  The tuna fish was flavorful and I liked the fact they didn't add too much mayo.  It would actually make a great tuna fish sandwich or tuna melt.  Overall this dish was just ok.  I won't make a return trip.

Elbows Mac N Cheese

Elbows Mac N Cheese
215 W Birch St
Brea, CA 92821
714-784-6613

Elbows Mac N Cheese might be where Berkeley Dog used to be.  Anyways, a new restaurant in the ever changing Birch Street dining and entertainment center.  There was a Red Brick Pizza and a Fatburger that also called this address home.

It's a fairly small restaurant with counter service.  There are tables as you walk in and the counter is along the back of the building.  There are also about 3-4 tables outside.

Regular sized blue box mac and cheese-$7.55, with American and cheddar cheese.  This is a huge portion size.  The macaroni was cooked perfectly!  The cheese sauce was kind of bland but it did cover the macaroni.  Now that well done cheese topping kind of threw me off.  But, overall an ok dish.

Greenbean fries-$6.95.  I don't know why greenbean fries aren't the new thing!  They are so good.  A nice batter covering the greenbeans!  I'm betting it's frozen, but these were very good.

Service is ok.  The girl who helped us was nice and friendly, but when we walked to the counter she just disappeared to the back.  She made eye contact with us, but still went to the back.  Not sure why, but at least say something before leaving us hanging at the counter.

But, what I found unsettling Elbows, is that the staff treated their job as if they were at home.  I saw staff members eating while on the job.  I saw staff members just sit at tables meant for customers and talk as if they were sitting around the dinner table. Whoever the manager is, they need to get their staff members to treat their jobs as a job, not a social network.

I wouldn't go back to Elbows again.  The main draw, the mac and cheese, was ok.  But, nothing outstanding.

Hikari Sushi

Hikari Sushi
2064 Verdugo Blvd
Glendale, CA 91020
818-957-1800

Just east of Sushi Plus, is Hikari Sushi, a fairly new all you can eat sushi restaurant.  Back in the late 1980's in this strip mall, there used to be a great fried chicken restaurant.  I can't remember the name, but if any readers remember the name of that fried chicken restaurant, please email me.  I remember the fried chicken came in plain white buckets, at a time when the Colonel gave his fried chicken in boxes!

Anyways, Hikari has taken over three units in this complex.  You enter at the far right door.  If you walk straight there are some tables.  To the left is the large sushi bar and more tables.  It's a well lit restaurant.

Most of the sushi was good quality for all you can eat. 

 Tuna, crab, shrimp and halibut nigri sushi. 

 In and out shrimp roll-shrimp and avocado on top.  Inside-shrimp tempura, crab meat, and cucumber.

Spicy tuna roll.

Ichi roll-shrim and avocado on top.  California roll inside.

 Tiger roll-spicy tuna, shrimp tempura and avocado.

Vegetable hand roll-carrots, asparagus, daikon, and avocado.

Shrimp roll-

Calamari appetizer-this was more of a calamari salad.  There was salad-lettuce, some carrots, and a dressing under the calamari.  The calamari was hot, almost right out of the fryer, crispy and fairly good for a frozen item.

Service while dining was very good.  The two ladies who helped me were nice and brought food quickly.  They explained how the all you can eat system works. I had no issues with service while I was dining.  I have big issues with the lady who was the host.  She is a server too, but she is a bitch!  I wanted to watch Game 6 of the ALCS.  They had a couple tv's that were showing a commercial.  I asked her what game is on that TV.  She was rude and mean and a bitch!  It's a good thing she didn't come to my table, because I would have told her to get the hell away from my table.

Overall the sushi here is good.  Decent sized fish, that is fresh.  But, the server/hostess needs to go.  I won't be back!

Noshi Sushi

Noshi Sushi
4430 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90004
323-469-3458

Noshi Sushi has been around since 1983.  They moved to the larger Beverly location a few years after opening.  It's a huge restaurant with booths lining two walls of the restaurant.  Along the western wall are tables, and the sushi bar covers the south wall.  I went to Noshi for the first time about two years ago. I thought their sushi was good, and wanted to come back.

One thing to remember, it's cash only!  Go to the ATM before coming or get charged a service fee for using their ATM.  Surprisingly on a Thursday night, they weren't that crowded, maybe 70% full.  If you come on a Friday or Saturday during dinner, expect a long wait!

Tuna nigri sushi-$4.50.  This was only ok.  I didn't taste as fresh as other tuna sushi I've had.  The deep red color gave me hope, but it just wasn't fresh.

California roll on the left, $4.50.  Shrimp tempura roll on the right, $4.50.  Noshi, is known for using real crab on their California rolls!  This was outstanding!  Good flavor and fresh crab and avocado!  You get four huge pieces and it's worth the $4.50 price.  I got another California, it was so good.

Shrimp tempura roll was only ok.  Five huge pieces but a very small piece of shrimp tempura that went straight from the freezer to the fryer! 

Shrimp nigri sushi, $4 and Jumbo scallop, $5.  The shimp was outstanding!  Very fresh and flavorful!  The jumbo scallop was huge, doh, it is the jumbo scallop, but fresh and flavorful!!

Service was good.  The servers are nice and friendly.  The sushi arrived quickly.

It was hit and miss this time at Noshi.  I won't rush back, but if I do, I will get the California roll!  I wish more sushi restaurants would use real crab for their California rolls!!

Modan Artisanal Ramen

Modan Artisanal Ramen
700 Fair Oaks Ave
South Pasadena, CA 91030
626-799-2878

Modan Artisanal Ramen is owned by the same people as Nori Sushi Wrap!  It's in the same center as Bristol Farms, which is across Fair Oaks and a little north of Nori. I went with a friend, but I hate ramen.  I was glad to see other non ramen items on the menu.

Modan is a fairly small restaurant with tables along both sides as you enter and the prep area in the back of the room.  It's tastefully decorated in wood tones. 

Spicy Tuna rice bowl, $6.50, spicy tuna over sushi rice, pickled ginger, seaweed flakes and green onions.  I found out Modan had the same owners as Nori, when reading an advertisement about Nori, on the table.  So, since I loved Nori's spicy tuna fries, I knew I would like Modan's spicy tuna.  This was a very good with two huge scoops of spicy tuna-this is about a 7 on a scale of 10 in terms of spiciness.  The sushi rice was flavorful.  I hate ginger and a couple bites, but otherwise this was very good.

Service is good.  One guy took care of about four tables.  He was friendly and helpful. 

I would go back to Modan just for this rice dish.  My friend had a huge poke bowl and I may try that the next time!

Grimaldi’s Pizzeria-El Segundo- Closed

 Grimaldi’s Pizzeria
2121 Rosecrans Ave Ste 1399
El Segundo, CA 90245
310-648-7503

I reviewed the Grimaldi’s Pizzeria in Brooklyn a few years ago.  A few weeks back I read about a Grimaldi’s Pizzeria in El Segundo, and they have a $10 Monday special in October!  So, the first Monday I could, I made a trip to El Segundo.  Located across Rosecrams Ave from Union Pizza Company, on the ground floor of a business complex, Grimaldi’s is a huge restaurant.

There is a huge dining room to the right as you enter.  To the left is a galley style bar area.  Red and white checked tablecloths and New York City subway signs finish off the decor.

16 in cheese pizza, October Monday Special, $10.  Regular price $19.  This was slightly too well done.  The pizza should have been pulled about 2-3 minutes before.  The crust was too crispy and tough.  It was a bit different than the texture than the Grimaldi’s from Brooklyn, that has everything to do with the water!  The sauce was the same and so was the cheese.

Service, if you're ordering take out you order at the bar, was good.  The bartender, who was working a couple tables in the dining room, was very nice and helpful.

I was disappointed about the quality standards.  It would have been a very good pizza, if the crust wasn't well done.  I may go back to Grimaldi’s, but I wouldn't rush back to this El Segundo location.  I would go back to Union Pizza Company before going back to Grimaldi’s.

Kazuki Sushi

Kazuki Sushi
13212 Sherman Way
Los Angeles, CA 91605
818-764-6989

Kazuki Sushi was named one of the 12 Essential sushi restaurants in the San Fernando Valley by LA Eater.  They have been opened for about 5-6 months.  Located in a very industrial area of Valley Glen, which used to be part of North Hollywood and Van Nuys! Guess the NIMBY's wanted to their property values to increase with a name change.  Anyways there are a lot of auto repair shops nearby and a very nice vanity and bathroom decor store nearby.

Kazuki Sushi is a repurposed Rainbow Thai restaurant.  A fresh coat of paint, and simple decor makes for a nice setting. 

 Tuna sushi-$5.50. The first thing I notice is the deep rich red color of the tuna.  Beautiful presentation.  But, what really counts is the freshness and quality of the fish.  This has tuna had it and more.  A huge portion of tuna, good quality sushi rice, and fresh, as if it was in the sea yesterday!

Halibut sushi-$5.50.  While the halibut was also a good sized portion, it was too chewy and not really that fresh.  Not sure what happened, maybe halibut isn't as good of a seller as the tuna?

 Calamari-$5.95. Another example of frozen chewy calamari.  At least the price was reasonable.  Not a good item to order.

 Tempura roll=$4.95. Shrimp tempiura, crab, avocado.  Not only was this roll huge, it was very fresh.  The shrimp tempura is frozen, but it was good.  Everything else was very fresh.  A steal at $4.95!

Crunch roll, $11.95=Shrimp tempiura, crab, avocado inside. Tempura flakes and eel sauce on top.  Again, frozen shrimp tempura but the other ingredients were fresh.  But, on one piece I bite into something hard.  It was a shell, but it just left a bad impression.  The tempura roll was nothing like that, so I'm not sure what happened.

Service was good.  While the restaurant wasn't busy, they were attentive, friendly and helpful.  A minor complaint, they took awhile to bring my check after I finished eating.  For about 4-5 minutes they didn't come around at all.  They were too busy gossiping.  Not a major issue, but something they need to work on.

Overall I was impressed with Kazuki Sushi!  I would go back!  I just wouldn't order the crunch roll or the halibut again.

Nori Sushi Wraps-Closed

Nori Sushi Wraps
711 Fair Oaks Ave Ste K
South Pasadena, CA 91030
626-529-2841

Nori Sushi Wraps is an interesting take on sushi.  They put everything you find in a sushi roll, into a sushi burrito!  Located in a strip mall on busy Fair Oaks Ave., Nori is a small place.  There are tables and high top tables as you walk in.  Then the counter is along the back wall, where you order and they prepare your food.

Spicy Tuna Fries, $8.00-Shoe string potato fries, cilantro, onion, and spicy tuna. Sauces are spicy mayo and eel sauce.  A friend who told me about Nori, said she really liked the spicy tuna fries.  After I got the order, I remembered she also told me the portion size is huge!  It was!!

The fries are standard frozen fries, but pretty good.  The spicy tuna is very good and they pile it on!  They give you a huge portion of the spicy tuna!   I wasn't sure about ordering this, fries topped with sushi, but it works!  Next time I will ask for the fries to be well done!

Shrimp Tempura wrap, $9.50-Tempura shrimp, cucumber, avocado, crab meat, spicy tuna, and kale lettuce slaw. Inside sauces are Spicy mayo and Eel sauce.  This was good, but a bit dry.  Ok, maybe I should have put some soy sauce or more spicy maco, but it was dry.  But, all the ingredients were good.  I'm betting the shrimp tempura was frozen, but everything else is fresh.  It's a huge portion and well worth the price.

Service is good.  The guy who took my order was new, because somebody was helping him take orders.  But, they were friendly and the guy did a good job.  The only thing that doesn't make sense is, after ordering they give you a number on a metal stand that you take to your table.  So, I figure they will bring my food to my table.  Instead they call out your number and you bring the number to them and they give you your food.  What a waste! Just say give customers their number on their receipt.

I enjoyed Nori and would go back anytime!!

Elf Café-Closed

Elf Café
2135 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
213-484-6829

A few block west on Sunset Blvd. from Sage Organic Vegan, and right next door to Mohawk Bend, is Elf Cafe, a vegetarian/ vegan restaurant.  One thing both have in common is that they are home to douchebag hipsters!  I went to Elf about three years ago came away underwhelmed with the food, and a bad taste for their service.

Elf is a very small restaurant with very limited hours, they open at 6pm Mon-Sat.  They aren't open on Sundays or for lunch!  The restaurant covers two buildings, but they are both small.  But, driving on busy Sunset Blvd, it is hard to see their sign, since it is covered by overgrown trees and it's not lit!  Look for Mohawk Bend and it is right next door.

You enter Elf there is a bar and the kitchen, and a few tables.  Walk into the other room and more tables along with restrooms in the back. It's a dimly lit room with dark paint, making for a very morbid atmosphere!

From their summer menu, kabobs with spicy carrot puree, $20- king oyster mushroom skewers, wild rice pilaf, fresh herbs, tomato, purple potatoes, house harissa, tzatzki with rustic bread.  This was a take out order.  It's almost a month into fall and they still are using a summer menu?

I ate the meal at a nearby stand, that had very good lighting.  The lighting in the restaurant would make for terrible pictures.  Plus being around douchebag hipsters isn't my idea of fun.

This was a good dish, full of flavor and very well cooked.  But, hardly worth the $20 price tag!  There were 3 king oyster mushroom, well cooked, good flavor.  3 small purple potatoes-good.  A couple grape tomatoes.  The house harissa was well balanced and flavorful.  The tzatzki was fine.  The wild rice pilaf was cooked well.  The quality of the food nor the portion size is worth the price. 

Service, this time was good.  The server greeted me and was friendly.  She told me the order would take about 25 minutes.  I came back and she said they were boxing up my order.  So, very good communication.  My first time at Elf I went with a date.  We get there at about 6:10pm.  10 minutes after they open and there are only two people in the restaurant.  In a snotty tone the hostess/server asked if we had a reservation.  I'm thinking your damn restaurant is empty, you just opened 10 minutes ago, you should be able to seat us.  We get a table, we have dinner and by the time we left, maybe an hour later, there may have been 5 tables that had customers! The hostess/server gave off the attitude that we're such a popular restaurant that people need to make reservations!  The service wasn't that great that first time either.  Our server came to take our drink orders, then our dinner orders, bring our food and then our check.  Never once asking if we needed anything or how the food was.

I won't go back to Elf again.  Too pretentious, while the food is good, the prices are too high for the quality and portion size.  I'll let the douchebag hipsters have Elf all to themselves!  Little Pine has better food, better prices, and they are less pretentious!

Avanti Italian Bistro & Bar-Closed

Avanti Italian Bistro & Bar
187 N Sierra Madre Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91107
626-817-9180

Avanti Italian Bistro & Bar is owned by the same owners as the now closed Avanti Cafe.  The story is that running two restaurants was just getting too much for the owners. Luckily they brought all the pizza over, but not the wood fire oven!

I went to Avanti Italian Bistro & Bar about 2-3 years ago, had the lasagna and thought it was pretty good.  Of course I didn't do a review.  So, I drove by the other day and figured I should do a review.

Avanti Italian Bistro & Bar is a huge restaurant on a corner lot.  As you enter there is a small bar area.  Then the huge dining room.  They also have a small patio.  At night the lighting is low and it makes for a nice quiet evening.

Calamari, $8 happy hour price at the bar, $12 regular menu price.  This was terrible!  Frozen calamari that was chewy as hell, bland, and just not worth even the happy hour price! 

Spaghetti marinara, $11.  Any Italian restaurant better do a good job of making sauce!  Avanti does a good job!  The marinara was well balance and full of flavor.  The pasta was angel hair and cooked perfectly! A good price for the quality and portion!

I sat at the bar and when the bartender finally came by, I got good service.  It just took awhile for the bartender, or anybody to get there.  Ok, I know it's a slow period.  But, this was an hour or so after the happy hour times had started.  Somebody should be at the bar. 

I may go back and try their pizza.  But, I love the wood fire pizza, and they didn't bring the wood fire ovens! 

Native Foods Cafe

Native Foods Cafe
1114 Gayley Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90024
310-209-1055

Native Foods Cafe came onto the scene for vegan and vegetarians like Haley's Comet.  Now you see them, now you don't.  They had locations in Culver City and Santa Monica, but they closed in early 2016.  The only Los Angeles location is in Westwood!  I went to the Santa Monica location in 2015.  Thought the food was pretty good.  Figured I would do a review and went to their Westwood location.

Located in the very busy Westwood Village,  Native Foods Cafe, occupies a medium sized space.  The line starts to your left as you enter the restaurant.  There are dining tables in front and even a couple tables in the upstairs loft-like area. Nothing fancy about the decor.  But, the tables were dirty and a couple tables still hadn't been cleared of plates, even though nobody was at the table for the entire time I was there, roughly 30 minutes.

 

Native chicken, bacon, and avocado club, $10.29- Crunchy, herb-crusted Native chicken, seitan-bacon, avocado,chipotle sauce, romaine,tomatoes, red onions and carrots, on multi-grain
ciabatta.

When I went to their Santa Monica location, I had their Soul Bowl- which is a vegan version of soul food- fried chicken with rice, black beans and cornbread!  The native chicken was delicious!  Full of flavor and it actually tasted just like chicken!   I figured I would try something else and got the native chicken, bacon and avocado club.  This was only ok.  The bottom part of the sandwich with the chicken, was hot as hell!  The chicken was ok, a bit tough.  The sandwich could use a bit more chipotle sauce, kinda of dry.  The avocado wasn't the freshest!  The fries were good.

Service was good.  The young lady who helped me was nice and helpful.  But, as I mentioned earlier, there were a couple tables that weren't cleared off the entire time I was there.  The tables had dirty dishes when I walked in and still hadn't been cleared when I left.  The table I saw sitting at first, needed to be wiped down, there were crumbs on the table!  There were plenty of workers behind the counter just talking.  It was a slow time for the restaurant.  They could have gotten somebody to wipe down and clear the tables!

I can see why Native Foods Cafe didn't get a hold of the very strong vegan/vegetarian market in Los Angeles.  Places like Veggie Grill, serve up better food and their restaurants are cleaner!  No reason to come back to Native Foods Cafe.

The Library Alehouse

The Library Alehouse
2911 Main St
Santa Monica, CA 90405
310-314-4855

I went to the The Library Alehouse about two years ago.  If I recall correctly I had the fish and chips and thought they were pretty good.  I was in snotty Santa Monica and dropped in.  The Library Alehouse is a galley style bar with the bar on the left and tables running down the length of the building.  They do have a nice patio area in the back.  Their sign says they have been opened since 1995!

Veggie Burger, $10.95 on Burger Monday, $13.95 regular price.  The menu says the veggie burger is made with chick peas, but in addition I saw black beans and carrots in the patty.  Sprouts, avocado, aioli with a green salad.  This was an outstanding veggie burger!! One of the best I've ever had!  Full of flavor, very good texture, and cooked perfectly!  A steal at the Burger Monday price of $10.95.  They could have added a bit more aioli, but otherwise a great veggie burger!  I was hooked on the first bite!

Service was overall good.  The bartender, I sat at a table, was serving the entire room, a few people at the bar and a couple tables were taken.  So, it wasn't busy.  She was nice, friendly, and I didn't really lack for anything.  But, she never told me that it was Burger Monday.  I saw the sign in the patio when I went to the restroom.  Then I saw it on the back of the menu.  When I was walking out the door, she didn't say thanks for coming.  Little things make a big difference!

I loved the veggie burger and if I'm back in snotty Santa Monica, I will go back.  I may try their vegan enchiladas!!

Rocco’s In the Canyon

 Rocco’s In the Canyon
123 S Topanga Canyon Blvd
Topanga, CA 90290
310-455-2487

 Rocco’s In the Canyon, according to the sign, has been opened since 1980.  Located just off of Topanga Canyon Blvd, next to the Post Office, is a dated restaurant that could use a facelift.  The entrance to the restaurant is to the right, in the photo above.  The over lattice work is the patio.  The interior has dated carpets, walls, and decor. 

 Medium pizza, $12.50 plus $1.95 per topping, mushrooms and jalapenos, $17.95.  To be blunt, this pizza was bad!  Not worth the his prize, or the calories.  The crust was too chewy and tough, almost like eating  frozen pizza and man was the crust salty!  Also, the dough was undercooke in the middle.  Just watery and soggy in the middle.  The amount of toppings may equal 95 cents, but hardly justifies the $3.90 extra!  A complete ripoff,  it's only mushrooms and jalapenos, add most than 2 ounces!  The cheese was ok.

Service was good.  The lady was nice and helpful.  What I liked most was she said the pizza would take about 20 minutes!  Many pizza places do not give you the amount of time it will take!  So major points for that!

I wouldn't go back to Rocco's in the Canyon!  I realize there may not be many options for pizza along Topanga, but make the drive into the valley!  There has to be good pizza!

Salsa & Beer

Salsa & Beer
11669 Sherman Way
North Hollywood, CA 91607
747-248-5633

Salsa & Beer is a very busy Mexican restaurant in North Hollywood.  Their parking lot is so damn small for such a big building, and street parking is tough to find.  But, the place is still packed!

It's a dark restaurant with dark woods, and very low lighting.  As you walk into the restaurant, the hostess stand is on the left.  Walk in further and there are two bars!  A smaller bar with just seating along the bar, to the right.  A bigger bar with seating at the bar and along the counter.  Dining areas are all over.

Shrimp enchilada, $8.99, with rice and beans.  The shrimp enchilada was damn good.  There was a good amount of small sized shrimp, that was well cooked and seasoned.  The tortilla held up well to the sauce.  A good dish and really a steal at the $8.99 price!  I didn't touch the beans.  But, the rice was overcooked. I should have asked for new rice, but I was parking on the street which is only one hour parking.

Service at the larger bar area was good.  The lady was nice.  She took my drink order and brought chips and bean dip quickly.  But, then she took awhile to come back to take my order.  She wasn't the bartender, so I don't know where she went.  I was looking at my watch because I was coming close to the one hour time limit.  One of the biggest reasons, was the bad service by the hostess!  She asked how many.  I said one.  She asked if I wanted to sit at the bar.  I looked around, saw no seats and said I'll sit at a table.  Then I asked how long is the wait, she said about 5-10 minutes.  Well, the wait was more like 15-20 minutes!  Come on now!  The thing is, as I was sitting in their waiting area with a lot of other people, I saw empty tables!!  Get your act together!

While the shrimp enchiladas were very good and a great price, I won't go back to Salsa & Beer again.  It's really not worth the hassle of finding parking and the long wait times!