text: I had a decent time at Verde It was dead when we arrived aside from some people at the bar so we just pulled up to the bar for our meal The food was pretty good and my drink was excellent The bartenders were also really cool Unfortunately when I received my check my palate laughed almost as hard as I didnnGranted we order a lot of food when we go to a restaurant for the first time After all we want to see if it is really worth coming back but when you look at the cost vs flavor that Verde is serving up it is just not worth itand we are the furthest people from frugal Only two restaurants in recent memory have made me actually look at the check and feel like I just wasted money Verde unfortunately was one of those placesnnFor apps we tried the fritos de camarones y maizi They were good but after a few bites became very monotonous and greasy I found myself digging deeper in the shallow puddle of crema to add flavor We did not even finish the plate I then moved on to the patatas bravas These were okay but the potatoes were just drenched in sauce that again became very bland after a few bitesnnFor our meals I got the fish tacos They were good Light and flavorful My wife got the pork tacos which were the special that night Those too were really good For my drink I opted to try the veranda and I would recommend that to anyoneeven though the bartender told me that he messed up and used Wigle rye instead of regular Wigle it was excellentnnAfter a blah start to our meal I ended up being happy with our main plates Unfortunately I was not blown away enough for the cost Do not get me wrong the prices are not that bad but if I am paying essentially taco I am going to Yo Rita for more adventurous filling and impressive tacos Is that subjective Absolutely but it is an opinion I will stand behind Verde might have the East End popularity to support it and it is a good restaurant but it is far from worthy of the hypennWould I go back Sure but as soon as we left lighter for two apps drinks and two orders of tacos tip we knew that it had not impressed us nearly enough to become a regular spot for us