Since I have been on an American/Mexican restaurant tour of Spartanburg lately, I figured I would stop by La Paz for a quick in-and-out lunch. I'll admit, I have visited this restaurant once before, but nothing really stood out to me the first time, so I figured I would give them another visit to see if anything would impress me this time. After my most recent visit to Mexico Lido/Rita's and having the most amazing Chile Relleno I figured I would try to find one equally as good if not better.
Unfortunately, this is what I received. It was a lot different than the one over at Mexico Lido/Rita's and honestly didn't look appetizing at all. No cheese inside the actual pepper and this one was swimming around in an egg bath prior to being cooked/fried. It was like eating an under-cooked omelet with green pepper and ground beef on the inside. The guacamole was your typical creamed fashion that came out of the refrigerator section at your local grocery store and presented all fancy out of a pastry bag. I'm sorry, guacamole should not look like the filling for a deviled egg on a fancy buffet line.
Bottom-line, La Paz has nothing on the local competition in the area other than the fact that they have a great location with a very clean restaurant and friendly waitstaff. The salsa is decent when you mix the two together (actually probably my favorite salsa so far of the 4 or 5 places I have been) and the rice is eatable. Other than that, the food just isn't up to par with the others. It shows up in a matter of 3-4 minutes from the time you order and every plate that comes out of that kitchen look the same. Come-on, just look at that plate of food, the cheese itself is a given that this meal was a disaster from the beginning and never stood a chance and that enchilada/burrito thing you see on my plate, that is supposed to be a Chile pepper.
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