text: I have eaten here twice now both times with a small group party of once and a party of or so last night I have sampled more than a few dishes and I have decided that they earn about a for food and service which is a bump up from my original assessment I have given them a because of their ambiance specifically the back patio nnFirst off the food Everyone likes to argue over what authentic mexican food is and people bitch about how this or that restaurant is not authentic so it is not good That is a bunch of horse shit Mexico is largely a poor country as well as being fairly large and their affluent areas have cuisine influenced by Europe while the rest of the country varies wildly depending on the region nnAuthentic Mexican food is a mixture of cheap and fresh and spicy They use foods that absorb flavors well and they use whatever is available that they can afford The spices originated out of a need to cover up the fact that you were not eating the best cut of meat or whatever Authentic Mexican food is not even that good or particularly good for you if you spent some time deep in Mexico you would be shitting your intestines out times a day for a month or two until you got used to itnnAnyway The argument really annoys me You want authentic then you should go to one of those shitty diarrhea inducing taco stands that litter the valley and that are run by authentic illegal Mexicans and that are often getting shut down for serving cat meat or for too many health code violations Everything is made with lard andor comes from a giant can andor is cooked in a vat Authentic EnjoynnThis place is as authentic as any except they thankfully probably use higher quality ingredients as do most places in the valley I guess compared to other local joints claiming to be authentic I would say this is closer in flavor to what you might expect from a higher end restaurant in Mexico than Tee Pee or whatever nnI grade Mexican food places mainly on things their chips and salsa their shredded beef and their margaritas I do not eat beans so I try to ask a friend who does what they thought so I have some perspective on that I also try to test out their chicken cheese and guacamole on a second visit nnFrank and Lupes chicken was flavorless as was their cheese they put it in a mole sauce which was decent Their Margaritas were not very strong but tasted okay they gave me a headache and put me to sleep when I got home The beef had too much stuff in it and I was not happy when I ate that Some places cook their beef in stuff for flavor and then just serve the beef while others cook the beef and then mix it with cooked veggies and stuff for flavor I am a fan of the former rather than the latter nnTheir chips were decent but nothing special The salsa was pretty spicy when we asked for the hot but it did not have as much flavor as I like So basicaly I was not wowed by Frank and Lupes I just thought it was ok The service was decent everyone was very nice but be prepared to wait for a long time This place does not do fast nnGoing to the back patio here is really nice when the weather is good or on a cool evening It is a great little spot and a solid choice for dinner or a group having drinks and snacks before going clubbing It beats the shit out of Pink Taco and Tee Pee though nnFun fact they do not take reservations so they say if the party is smaller than