Plaza Azteca SUCKS
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Hank
my war
Still is not a word in Word.
Word?
Word
yep!
They have always been franchises with Plaza Azteca, they were just named Monterey and able to have their own menu. That changed within the last few months. If you look at the bottom of the menu at the Monterey in Lusby it has the Plaza Azteca website on it.
Much if the food has changed and not nearly as flavorful as the past. This is including the Monterey in Lusby also. Service has gone down hill fast as well!
merc669
New Member
Sorry about your bad meal at Plaza. I was never impressed with Monterey or Sierra Grande. But Fiesta Cafe as someone else already mentioned is the place to go for good Mexican. At least down here in So. MD. in my opinion. Spouse and me both love it.
Where is Big Mike's in LP City???
Where is Big Mike's in LP City???
Dukesdad
Well-Known Member
Where is Big Mike's in LP City???
Taco truck beside Raley's home furnishings and the sewing machine repair place.
Limited menu; tacos, burritos, quesadillas, tortas and tamales on Saturday.
pork, steak, chorizo, steak and chorizo.
Good prices and I think good food. I'd rather give my $5 for lunch to a small business owner than subway or the like.
https://www.facebook.com/BigMikesTacos?fref=ts
Taco truck beside Raley's home furnishings and the sewing machine repair place.
Limited menu; tacos, burritos, quesadillas, tortas and tamales on Saturday.
pork, steak, chorizo, steak and chorizo.
Good prices and I think good food. I'd rather give my $5 for lunch to a small business owner than subway or the like.
https://www.facebook.com/BigMikesTacos?fref=ts
But isn't Plaza Azteca just Monterey (South)?
Most people (that would exclude at least me and Hank) like Monterey.
sockgirl77
Well-Known Member
I loved Monterey, but (once again) the food at Plaza Azteca sucks. And once again, the menu is not the same.
I think monterey is terrible and has been for a while now. When it first opened up at the San Souci location I used to go 3 times a week. Over the years the food and service have deteriorated to the point that I don't find the food edible anymore. If you think the food is anything other then bland dog food then you have no taste buds.
RPMDAD
Well-Known Member
Don't know who thinks it is good or bad but sonster, his girl friend and i all ate at Mexico in Huntingtown Friday night. She had steak fajitas, i had chicken and shrimp fajitas, and sonster had steak, shrimp, and chicken fajitas. Food was tasty, service was great and quick, even though the place was overflowing with customers, and price was reasonable.
BOP
Well-Known Member
You've obviously never had real Mexican food.
BOP
Well-Known Member
Well, it is southern Maryland, after all. That's what restaurants do around here; go downhill, fast.
red_explorer
Well-Known Member
Socki,
I was there on Thursday, with friends, for the seven year (Can you believe its seven years?) anniversary...didnt want to be alone. Two women had the Enchiladas Delmar...we all had wonderful meals and absolutely loved it!!! And several went back on Sunday night for another friends birthday and enjoyed it. Rice and beans were included with orders...and the salsa was the same as at Monterrays.... In fact, the menu is exactly the same...just arranged differently. I was thrilled that I could get the enchiladas with chicken, spinach and cheese...so good!!!! (I cant remember the name.)
Good. So there may be hope for this place...
Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
You are right -- a lot of the menu is the same but I did notice a few things that were not at the Monterey's location. I've eaten at Plaza Azteca 3 times in 2 weeks and 2 of those days were back-to-back. Their shrimp tacos are super yummy! The chicken tacos are very flavorful as well. The only negative I've encountered is their service, which is extremely slow. Monterey's used to get you in and out in 30 minutes. I've experienced much longer wait times at PA.
sockgirl77
Well-Known Member
That is odd because the employee told me flat out that they do not have Enchaladas Delmar and that their menu is completely different. He also told me that rice and beans do not come with Enchaladas Supreme. Did any of you order Enchaladas Supreme?
Anyways, I'm probably going to attempt to call a manager and see what the issues were. I do not understand how I can be told that they do not offer something yet your friends were able to order it. I even asked if they had something similar and the guy say "no, no seafood enchalada". Then again, I did not like the food that we did order so it probably does not make a difference. I'm hoping that the place shapes up and the get the recipes straight. The red sauce was horrible and not at all like I've had in the past at Monterey and other mexican restaurants.
I want nothing more than this place to be a success, but I was not impressed by what happened to me last week and have seen so many negative reviews between this site and Facebook.
pebbles
Member
I've been there several times. No issues with the food. We had to ask for the white sauce but they happily brought it out. One time the salsa tasted different but that happens sometimes. Service was comparable to Monterey, no issues. EXCEPT for the last time I went in there for lunch last week I believe, our service was HORRIBLE. Had to wait for everything, had to ask twice for my cheese dip, when the food came out, mine was not with it (there were only 3 of us) & the one order was wrong. Oh & I never got a refill of my drink. The waiter wouldn't just stop & listen to us, it was like he couldn't be bothered. I just think it was him, so per my receipt, I will not allow Jose L to be our waiter again! & the cc receipt still shows up as Monterey.
Sweet 16
^^8^^
I've never been to Fiesta. Unless Azteca puts Enchaladas Delmar on their menu and improves the taste of their food, I will not be giving them another try. I'll be peeled to these boards for further reviews.
Fiesta is awesome so it's worth the drive, esp. after your experience at PA. They've updated their menu since the last time I went. We also love Tequila Grille in Charlotte Hall but have heard complaints that their food has gone downhill recently. I like to judge for myself though.
sockgirl77
Well-Known Member
goughrmak
New Member
We live close to Monterey, and went there VERY often. We noticed that the quality of the food was on the decline over the past couple of years. We also often get rice/beans/salsa/white sause as take out, and the salsa was often rancid. Went back to exchange it, and the new one was great. It seemed that they packed up leftovers from the night before to sell. Not sure.
Haven't tried Azteca yet. Hopefully, within the next couple of weeks.
Haven't tried Azteca yet. Hopefully, within the next couple of weeks.