DUDE!! Pedro is awesome! I work downtown and go for a Mule before my shift and he's so friendly and always smiling and he's great! Drinks are way affordable.. $7.00 a piece...no machines .....no smoke!!! Say I sent you!!! :)

positive

This is just so-so sushi, nothing special. I add one caveat: I ordered nigiri directly from Hata, one of the chefs there at night - and it was pretty good. He wrapped it just right. No disrespect to the other chefs, but Hata is the heat there. I always call ahead to see if he's working there and if he's not then I find somewhere else. I'm writing this anonymously because anyone you ask in Charlotte will RAVE about this place. It took me about 6 months to figure out I couldn't trust the palate of the city as a whole. Somebody's high. The good points: it's cheap. And they have an all-u-can-eat-buffet lol The bad points: service is not great. And they have an all-u-can-eat-buffet lol

negative

Not impressed. Perhaps because I have been able to enjoy Mexican food in the States, where it's closer to the source and probably more authentic. I found Chiquito to be a bit like a Mexican Friday's, with the glossy menu and the focus on expensive alcohol drinks. I did still want a margarita, which I found to be only reasonably decent. Too much triple sec and ice, not nearly enough tequila. I didn't send it back, but I didn't have another. Still, it was a treat with the chips and salsa. It's the salsa I like - big pieces of tomato with plenty of spicy pepper mixed in. Easy for scooping. My main - enchiladas with chicken - was served in a crock bowl on a ceramic plate. The bowl was extremely hot of course as was most of the meal. I was therefore unhappy as I ate from the outside towards the center, only to find the center was only warm. I didn't send this back either. The flavor was good, including the small amount of guacamole on top, but that temperature put me off. I chose not to risk a dessert. In the end, my craving for Mexican was not satisfied. I would not return.

negative

Horrible, horrible, service. I went to Bar Louie's in Westgate, (Glendale), AZ and put my name down for a table for two. The hostesses told us the wait would be about 20 minutes. After our 25 minute wait, our pager buzzed, we went to the hostess booth, and they told us that "they just told them they just started open seating, so we could look around and find an open table." I looked around the restaurant and every table was taken. I was so pissed I just said goodbye and went to a decent restaurant. I couldn't believe that A) the hostesses were too lazy to look themselves around the restaurant for an open table for us -- which is their JOB that they actually get PAID for and B) they were basically telling us to f**k off.
negative