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Time of visit: 11:00 AM on Saturday.
Atmosphere: Ay Jalisco is a cross between a Mexican Restaurant
and a Sports Bar. There were 4 tables with groups when I arrived.
All the decorations and colors are set up with a Hispanic touch and
there are 5 good size TVs hung from the wall. For the first 5
minutes I was there, the music was soft and in the background. Then
the live performer came on and it was to loud real quick. When
asking the waiter what time they opened in the morning we had to
raise our voices to communicate.
Customer Service: You seat yourself and the wait staff is there
to take your drink order within the first two minutes. I had come
for lunch and wanting to evaluate a multitude of aspects I ordered a
water and a diet coke. When I first asked for water, the waiter game
this odd look. I could only interrupt it as disappointment in
ordering water. They did check on me a few times during my visit.
However, any smiles seemed forced.
Cleanliness: When I first came in, I picked out a table and
headed over to it only find it was not thoroughly clean and there
was still food on the tablecloth. So, I sat at the table next to it.
Unfortunately, there was food on this tablecloth also. After
ordering my food, I proceed to use the men's room and do my
inspection there. In no stretch of the imagination was the bathroom
clean. Since it was only 11:00, I felt there should have been time
to clean up after any mess from breakfast.
Food Quality: The menu is a little limited. I ordered the fish
and shrimp combo plate at $11.99. I placed my order 11:15 There was
enough food for the price and I find this is usually not the case
with seafood. The shrimp was the best part of the meal. It was hot
and juicy. They tasted fresh. The fish was hot also. The taste was
passable, but not as good as the shrimp. The rice tasted good, but
for some reason was cold.
Pros: The shrimp and they have a $5.99 daily special Monday thru
Friday with lemonade.
Cons: It's dirty and with only 4 tables full the food took to
long.
Final determination: It could be a great place to go drinking on
party nights, but for eating lunch. I'll pass.
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