text: The Thrill and the Legend are gonennOnce upon a time La Paz was one of my favorite Mexican restaurants in the Charlotte area So I eagerly awaited the return of this Charlotte Legend after they shut down their South Blvd operations In many ways I feel the wait was all for nothingnnI went here Friday January th on my birthday with a couple of friends Its worth noting that at the time I believe the new La Paz had only been open for business for about or days With that being said our waiter was a cool dude with a endearing personality that made me feel a bit better about the otherwise mostly negative aspects of the evening Top of these was the fact that it literally took min to an hour for my party of four to receive our food upon placing our orders Luckily it was my birthday so there were tequila shots flowing which definitely helped pass the time nnThe tequila however was not enough to offset the fact that the tableside guacamole we ordered was extremely bland We had to saturate it with salt and pepper just to give it any taste at all When our food finally arrived and hour after we ordered I have to say I felt let down There is no other way to put it I ordered the gordo burrito with chicken As I remember the gordo burrito version at the old location was huge and packed with cheeses queso meats and all the other Mexican fillings you would expect in a monster burrito I felt the present version of the gordo was small skimpy and lacked a healthy serving of chicken As for my guess its not that they felt their food was bad they stated it was just missing that little something that takes a meal and a restaurant from good to greatnnThe other sad thing about La Paz redux is that it feels very corporate Nothing from the food location bar or ambiance inside feels authentic or real It feels like its being run by people who are more concerned with trendiness and the bottom line than great tasting food To me this is the definition of a place that SOLD OUT nnEverything was just OK and in my book OK is a disappointment for an establishment that once had it all Remember the old saying Legends do not die they just fade away Well this new rendition of La Paz has proven that the legend of great food service atmosphere drinks and location are truly dead and gone