text: I came to the Phoenix location for lunch through Groupon I ordered the beef brisket called Ropa Vieja which was very tough and like eating strands of rope I could see where it got it is name ropa because it is like cooked strands of rope There was plenty of meat but the flavor was all boiled and leached out of the meat It was served to me like a stew but the beans and rice side and the ropa was swimming in a plateful of water almost to the edge of the plate The ropa stew had no flavor like it was boiled in a big potful of plain water that kept getting changed I had to add a lot of salt shake more and more and more salt on it It was very ICK to me I wish I ordered the cerviche instead I did not think the ropa was worth it even with the Groupon discount I would not want that dish even if it were free unless I was starving I told the waitress it was very bland and asked her if it was normal to have all that water in the plate She said it was juicey but to me juice implies flavor but I guess juice for water is a waitress being positive and politically correct on her job My jaws were tired trying to chew the strands of rope She did not offer to bring me something else She said that was the way it wasnnFor dessert I ordered the coconut mini flan with mango sauce and that was really good I would give it an A and the size was larger than the word mini implies nnSorry for such negative review about the ropa but I tell it like it is and if I thought it was terrific I would surely say sonnMaybe you will find something else on the menu to your liking or maybe you are less discriminating than I am about tough and flavorless Ropa meat swimming in a plateful of water Yes I know the difference between juice sauce soup and water I consider myself a great cook and I eat out a lot nnI only tried this Ropa and it is not good enough to make me want to give this restaurant another change at my own cost The waitress was very nice and attentive though I have no complaints about her service but she did not offer me a substitute I would have given it a one star but she was a friendly and attentive waitress