2/5 Stacey G. 8 months ago on Google
We
just
left
El
Pinto
and
we
were
very
disappointed
:(.
We
had
been
to
this
restaurant
about
15
years
ago
and
before
that
as
well
(when
we
had
been
driving
through).
We
were
very
excited
to
eat
here
as
we
had
remembered
it
being
excellent
in
the
past!
We
were
driving
through
and
had
planned
to
stop
in
Albuquerque
JUST
to
eat
at
El
Pinto.
Upon
arriving
it
was
a
30
minute
wait
(no
biggie,
but
the
place
was
very
empty).
Once
we
got
to
our
table
it
was
evident
our
server
was
fairly
new
(Still,
no
biggie,
we
used
to
be
servers,
we
can
look
past
that).
Our
son's
drink
had
ants
in
it
(not
one
or
two,
but
at
least
4)
The
server
apologized
and
offered
us
a
free
dessert
(that's
very
nice),
but
also
explained
that
his
manager
said,
"Well,
they
are
on
the
patio"
(I
don't
think
that
means
we
should
have
ants
in
a
drink).
We
got
our
appetizer
and
it
was
pretty
good
(the
appetizer
platter
with
the
ribs,
queso,
and
guacamole).
We
got
our
food
and
not
one
of
us
thought
our
food
was
that
good.
I
had
the
tacos,
my
son
had
the
burrito,
and
my
husband
had
the
combo
#3.
The
salsa
was
just
okay.
This
was
not
at
all
how
we
remembered
this
place
and
it
was
sad.
The
building
itself
was
nice,
the
server
(God
love
him)
was
trying
his
best,
but
the
food
was
not
good
:(
upon
leaving
we
were
going
to
buy
salsa
for
Christmas
presents
for
my
mother
in
law
bc
she
loved
El
Pinto
in
the
past,
my
husband
stood
there
for
10
minutes
while
numerous
people
passed
him
not
acknowledging
him
trying
to
purchase
the
salsa.
We
will
not
be
back
...
On
another
note:
As
we
were
waiting
for
a
table
an
elderly
couple
came
up
to
the
hostess
stand
and
explained
they
had
been
waiting
for
their
food
for
40
minutes
and
they
didn't
have
time
to
wait
anymore
...
He
said
he
would
pay
for
his
beer
and
they
had
to
leave.
They
paid
for
the
beer
and
left.
Just
my
opinion,
as
a
business
owner
myself,
I
would've
just
comped
that
beer
and
offered
some
type
of
incentive
to
come
back.
I
truly
hope
El
Pinto
does
something
to
revamp
and
be
as
good
as
it
used
to
be.
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