Our Lunch Out was a BUMMER

@kareng (80243)
United States
April 26, 2019 5:41pm CST
My goal this week (or I should say one of my goals) was to get hubby out of the house. He has fallen into a routine of sleeping, watching television and eating, and then more sleeping. So we planned lunch out today since I needed to go to the next town over anyway for a few errands. I gave my husband the choice of what he wanted to eat and he chose Mexican food which was fine with me. We decided on El Dorado. We have eaten there before and liked it. We have one being built right now in our town so another reason to go check it out. My husband ordered enchiladas, 2 beef and 1 cheese. I ordered a trio which included a taco, a beef burrito and an enchilada. Our plates arrived and we dug in. A few minutes later I realized I did not have an enchilada at all. I had a burrito and another type of rolled thingie with ground beef inside. The burrito was all ground meat. Nothing else. It may have been better if the meat was seasoned bit it had no taste to me. I added salsa to everything I ordered to make it have a little taste. My husband said his enchiladas were okay. He ended up giving me his cheese enchilada because I couldn't finish my burrito. I have to say that the chips and salsa were the best part of the meal. And that isn't saying much. I sure hope that our location does a better job than this. I still write reviews online and don't mind leaving a negative review for places that don't hit the mark. Does anyone else have an El Dorado Mexican restaurant in their area? Is the food good there or not? Photo: Pixaby, public domain
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Apr 19
I would have sent mine back. We dont have one of those here.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
27 Apr 19
I should have but I had already eaten a good deal of it. If I had been alone or with someone else I would have sent it back. My hubby gets upset if I send anything back. He thinks they spit on the new dish or whatever to get back at the customer. I know...eyeroll.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
27 Apr 19
@wolfgirl569 I know, right?
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@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
27 Apr 19
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@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
26 Apr 19
I did not hear about that food.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
27 Apr 19
Well, remember that I warned you about them. lol
@kareng (80243)
• United States
27 Apr 19
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@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
27 Apr 19
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
27 Apr 19
No, we do not have El Dorado restaurants. I have not heard of them. I know of six towns in the US named El Dorado, though. Our current favorite Mexican restaurant is a little mom and pop type place that is very good. Our husbands could be twins as far as their routine goes.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
27 Apr 19
LOL on the hubby's being twins. Mine came home and went to sleep...lol. He did stay up ALL night long so it will be interesting to see what time he wakes up :) This is the longest stretch he has slept at one time in several nights.
@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Apr 19
I have never been to an El Dorado. Sorry, your meal was not so good. Almost sounds like they were making the food from package meals and not doing a good job of it.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
27 Apr 19
It just wasn't my day for eating there I guess. lol
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Apr 19
Mexican food and I don't mix well. We don't have that restaurant.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
27 Apr 19
I understand that. We have to pay attention to that also.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Apr 19
I have never heard of this restaurant before.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
27 Apr 19
Remember the name and think twice if you see it and consider eating there. You have been warned.
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
27 Apr 19
I've never tried Mexican food, sorry yours wasn't up to much.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
27 Apr 19
Thanks, but I guess it is to be expected sometimes when eating out.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
26 Apr 19
We don't have an El Dorado, but some mexican restaurants are definitely better than others.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
27 Apr 19
I totally agree with that. This place was good the last time we went but it has been about a year since that visit. There is another Mexican place in town that is much better than what we had today.
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@NJChicaa (127116)
• United States
26 Apr 19
I've never heard of the chain
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
27 Apr 19
This was the first I had seen in our neighboring town. Now we are getting one. They should be opening next month. I'm not excited about it anymore. lol
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
26 Apr 19
I'm not sure if we do; we don't eat Mexican food.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
27 Apr 19
No we don't have that chain, but did you complain? I never us etc say anything if I wasn't satisfied but I do now. That is too bad.
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@kareng (80243)
• United States
27 Apr 19
No, I did not. It embarrasses my husband and since I had already eaten half of it before I realized I didn't get my enchilada, I just let it go. He is of the opinion that if you complain that they will spit on your food or do something else disgusting to it when sending it back out.