If you want to get heartburn, this is the place to go. The food is complete garbage. The Chef and owner have never eaten Mexican food in their life. First and foremost, there was no beans or cheese in any dish.
I can list about 20 things that are wrong at this place. But will restrict it to just a few. Even the roadside dog will refuse consume this garbage.
I have lived for 20 years in California and visited Mexico multiple times. I also have Mexican friends and eaten at their homes. So, I can consider myself as an expert.
The only thing right about this place is that they home-deliver and the driver carries a credit card machine.
What is wrong:
1. All dishes (be it Enchilada/burrito/etc) have the same filling- a mixture of long thin onions slices, crushed beans, carrots, bell peppers and lots of fire spices. It was more like a side dish for Parotta! In authentic Mexican or even Oxacan food, first onions are cut into small pieces and not strips; jalapeno's are used for garnishing and not chili powder; and carrots are never used. You need to beans for any and all filings.
2. The burrito showed up as a fried wonton with stuffing. The only saving grace was that it was a corn chapatti. My impression was they were trying a hard shell taco and failed miserably.
3. The food was so spicy that it was just not eatable.
4. The guacamole had no tomatoes and no onions. Moreover it was not clear whether the dish even contained any avocados. The sour cream was really a hardened yogurt.
6. There was no cheese in any of the dishes. So it cannot even be branded American Mexican.
All-in-all, my impression of Cascade restaurant chain is down the toilet. They highlight the link to Cascade very prominently in all their literature. I would definitely not go there ever again, even after my heartburn is over.
I talked to the Manager. He said he that the Chef is from Taj and the manager has no clue what Mexican food is. he was not even sure whether Burrito was Mexican or Italian!!
I can list about 20 things that are wrong at this place. But will restrict it to just a few. Even the roadside dog will refuse consume this garbage.
I have lived for 20 years in California and visited Mexico multiple times. I also have Mexican friends and eaten at their homes. So, I can consider myself as an expert.
The only thing right about this place is that they home-deliver and the driver carries a credit card machine.
What is wrong:
1. All dishes (be it Enchilada/burrito/etc) have the same filling- a mixture of long thin onions slices, crushed beans, carrots, bell peppers and lots of fire spices. It was more like a side dish for Parotta! In authentic Mexican or even Oxacan food, first onions are cut into small pieces and not strips; jalapeno's are used for garnishing and not chili powder; and carrots are never used. You need to beans for any and all filings.
2. The burrito showed up as a fried wonton with stuffing. The only saving grace was that it was a corn chapatti. My impression was they were trying a hard shell taco and failed miserably.
3. The food was so spicy that it was just not eatable.
4. The guacamole had no tomatoes and no onions. Moreover it was not clear whether the dish even contained any avocados. The sour cream was really a hardened yogurt.
6. There was no cheese in any of the dishes. So it cannot even be branded American Mexican.
All-in-all, my impression of Cascade restaurant chain is down the toilet. They highlight the link to Cascade very prominently in all their literature. I would definitely not go there ever again, even after my heartburn is over.
I talked to the Manager. He said he that the Chef is from Taj and the manager has no clue what Mexican food is. he was not even sure whether Burrito was Mexican or Italian!!
I plan to get into this business if there is a void of being Authentic...I had been to another restaurant "Never trust a Skinny Chef" t'was another disaster.
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