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LogGrad98 said:
Exactly. Hyped for all of that and I just found it to be ok. Have had better moles, to me theirs all tasted very similar. Have had better Mexican food in general. Prices were decent. Just didn't find it to be that great yet it always gets thrown around as one of the best in the state. Have been there a dozen times or so, because it is decent and I have friends who cannot get enough, and i worked near there for a while. I've always just seen it as another of the many pretty good Mexican joints in the area
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Yeah, that's what it is. But they produce consistently good quality food, have a line out the door all the time and still charge $9.95 for a dinner plate. I give credit to a place that never serves stuff below a certain standard. If people make it out to be life altering food that's on them.

So, where's the better mole place? I'll go there tomorrow. I mean it's so easy to find 6 varieties of mole that is better than theirs, I'll have some.

Look, sorry for being defensive. I am being defensive, I get that. But why hold it against them when all they do is serve the food they serve, don't go crazy thinking they are hot **** and charge $25 for a plate of tacos smothered in mole, instead they serve a very similar menu to what they had 25 years ago.

And you didn't say what you ordered. Just "I had their moles and I've had better." Like you've been there a dozen times or whatever, what did you order? They have plenty of meh on their menu. But for I think it's $12 the Tacos Don Ramon is really good. Their fish tacos are good. Get the carne asada burritos and add the jalapeno mole, it's good. Not one of those dishes cost more than $15. You be served by someone who takes waiting tables seriously. Your food will come out of a kitchen that will never send out a sub-par ****ed up plate. They aren't pretentious and they aren't acting like their food is something it isn't. I mean what makes a restaurant good? To me they are very very good.
 
Alfalfa said:
Only down side is how crowded and how long a line.
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When my sister comes to town we always go and she insists on going to the original location, but I'm perfectly happy going to their other location a block and a half away. It's usually quite a bit less busy. Plus it can much more easily accommodate larger groups and or single guests.
 
Bulletproof said:
Yeah, that's what it is. But they produce consistently good quality food, have a line out the door all the time and still charge $9.95 for a dinner plate. I give credit to a place that never serves stuff below a certain standard. If people make it out to be life altering food that's on them.

So, where's the better mole place? I'll go there tomorrow. I mean it's so easy to find 6 varieties of mole that is better than theirs, I'll have some.

Look, sorry for being defensive. I am being defensive, I get that. But why hold it against them when all they do is serve the food they serve, don't go crazy thinking they are hot **** and charge $25 for a plate of tacos smothered in mole, instead they serve a very similar menu to what they had 25 years ago.

And you didn't say what you ordered. Just "I had their moles and I've had better." Like you've been there a dozen times or whatever, what did you order? They have plenty of meh on their menu. But for I think it's $12 the Tacos Don Ramon is really good. Their fish tacos are good. Get the carne asada burritos and add the jalapeno mole, it's good. Not one of those dishes cost more than $15. You be served by someone who takes waiting tables seriously. Your food will come out of a kitchen that will never send out a sub-par ****ed up plate. They aren't pretentious and they aren't acting like their food is something it isn't. I mean what makes a restaurant good? To me they are very very good.
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Thanks for fighting the good fight.
 
oneye said:
I have to admit I never saw this going down a Red Iguana debate thread lol.
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The place is a little near and dear to my heart. Not only did I grow up about a mile from there but that's the first place I took my wife on a date and we went there every Friday for probably over a year in the mid-90s. Back then there was what I'm pretty sure was their head waitress who when we showed up would seat us in her section right away even if there was a wait. They used to have a seafood platter that would feed 2-4 people. My wife (girlfriend at the time) and I would get that when we were splurging.

Anyway, hard for me to hear that a place that has been killing it for 25 years, serving solid food, never serving a bad plate, having way above average wait staff and not charging what they could easily get away with is "overrated." What does it take to be rated really ****ing good?
 
Bulletproof said:
Yeah, that's what it is. But they produce consistently good quality food, have a line out the door all the time and still charge $9.95 for a dinner plate. I give credit to a place that never serves stuff below a certain standard. If people make it out to be life altering food that's on them.

So, where's the better mole place? I'll go there tomorrow. I mean it's so easy to find 6 varieties of mole that is better than theirs, I'll have some.

Look, sorry for being defensive. I am being defensive, I get that. But why hold it against them when all they do is serve the food they serve, don't go crazy thinking they are hot **** and charge $25 for a plate of tacos smothered in mole, instead they serve a very similar menu to what they had 25 years ago.

And you didn't say what you ordered. Just "I had their moles and I've had better." Like you've been there a dozen times or whatever, what did you order? They have plenty of meh on their menu. But for I think it's $12 the Tacos Don Ramon is really good. Their fish tacos are good. Get the carne asada burritos and add the jalapeno mole, it's good. Not one of those dishes cost more than $15. You be served by someone who takes waiting tables seriously. Your food will come out of a kitchen that will never send out a sub-par ****ed up plate. They aren't pretentious and they aren't acting like their food is something it isn't. I mean what makes a restaurant good? To me they are very very good.
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Wow sorry bro. Didn't mean to offend. Just pointed out to me they don't live up to the hype. You ok?
 
LogGrad98 said:
Wow sorry bro. Didn't mean to offend. Just pointed out to me they don't live up to the hype. You ok?
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What hype? Show me the hype.

What do you order when you go there? Like what dish have you had and what was it you found lacking?

I'm good, I just think you are bashing, like you've done with Takashi. You want to be better than these places and tell us that the things here that are good are just okay, but you have never put any substance to these critiques. And yeah, you're picking on a place that I care about and you haven't named a single dish that you had there.

So say what you've had, explain your experience with it and I'll be more than ok.

Not saying I'm calling you on your ********, but I think there's a good chance you haven't even eaten there.
 
Red iguana is only one notch below a couple of the joints I’ve adored in San Antonio (puffy tacos just can’t be beaten).

A real “hole-in-the-wall” experience is Patricia’s up in Ogden. Real dump of a place with very straight to the point but delicious Mexican dishes that have a very “home-cooking” feel.

But there is something addicting about the mole enchiladas at RI. And I disagree that all their moles taste the same. They are all very distinct and clearly use different bases, and allow for each diner to tailor their dish to them.

I personally like the Amarillo and the coloradito moles.
 
Bulletproof said:
What hype? Show me the hype.

What do you order when you go there? Like what dish have you had and what was it you found lacking?

I'm good, I just think you are bashing, like you've done with Takashi. You want to be better than these places and tell us that the things here that are good are just okay, but you have never put any substance to these critiques. And yeah, you're picking on a place that I care about and you haven't named a single dish that you had there.

So say what you've had, explain your experience with it and I'll be more than ok.

Not saying I'm calling you on your ********, but I think there's a good chance you haven't even eaten there.
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I think it is very hyped tbh. It’s rated the #5 restaurant (not just in the Mexican category, overall) in Utah on trip advisor. It has more than 2,500 five-star reviews, with many of those coming from travelers.

So yes, it’s hyped. I think it meets the hype though so.. haha.
 
Bulletproof said:
So, where's the better mole place? I'll go there tomorrow. I mean it's so easy to find 6 varieties of mole that is better than theirs, I'll have some.
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I have only had better mole in Texas. Even then, RI’s variety can’t be touched by those places (they’d offer 1 or 2 very, very good moles. 6 is A LOT).
 
I want to know the place(s) that beat Red Iguana at what Red Iguana does well because, all I've come up with is lint. Maybe some places outside of Utah? If they're in Utah, name the place and what I need to order. Please and thank you.
 
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