Review: La Reyna

Hey all,

Just a short review of La Reyna on S. 1st.  Last night was our first visit there, even though we live pretty close to it.  The service was excellent and attentive.  The salsa was HEAT!  Extrememly hot, but pretty flavorful. Despite my mouth o' fire, I still couldn't keep the chips outta that bowl. They served a huge bowl of it too, which I liked cuz I hate those shot glasses of hot sause most other places serve that needs refilling 10-15 times throughout the meal.  The chips weren't very fresh or homemade.  They were just average.

Ordered the Enchiladas Rancheras, cheese enchiladas covered with potatos and carrots.  Seemed like an odd combination, and it was.  No sause on the chiladas and the cheese  wasn't melted inside.  It tasted ok, but sause and more time in the oven would have made them real good.  Not much cheese was used either.  The carrots and pototatos that covered the chiladas were basic, but good and not overcooked.

The beans were excellent, but not enough on the plate, and with all this food and only 2 extra corn tortillas, with additional tortillas at $0.50 each, well, I didn't finish the whole plate.  More tortillas and beans would have cleared that plate dry.

The spousal unit ordered chalupas, rice and beans.  She said they were pretty good and they looked better than my meal.  Total cost was $13 plus tip.  Not bad, but for a just below average meal, I'll try another spot on S. 1st before coming back, but probably will try again to see if it was an off night.  The service was great.