In This Week's Issue

• I live in the neighborhood and have gone to El Scorcho 4 or 5 times. I happen to like the place, although mostly for the beautiful women that are employed there. Unfortunately they do seem to lack experience at waiting tables - or it could just be part of the hipster attitude the place exudes. I'm glad you mentioned the chips - there is something wrong with them. Stale certainly comes to mind. Or perhaps too thick. And at $3 a pop, you don't get nearly enough...if it makes sense to complain about not getting enough of something I don't especially like. ("the food was terrible and the portions were too small") The rest of the food is above average in my opinion, although I've found it frustrating to try to pair the right BBQ meat with the various tex-mex offerings. For example, I really enjoyed tacos with pulled pork, but thought that the brisket made odd-tasting fajitas. YMMV. If I wasn't in the financial situation I'm currently in, it would be my favorite watering hole based upon the ambiance alone. But I just can't justify paying $4.50 for a Corona, or $10 for a shot of some tequila that my palate isn't refined enough to appreciate.

• I've eaten at El Scorcho twice, coming away with different opinions. The first time I had something with the barbecue, and while it didn't have the identifiable taste of smoked meat, it was pleasant enough (actually, I kind of liked the sauce). The second time, I had a burrito with barbecue in it, and I thought it was totally flavorless. Some of the sides were good, specifically the mac and cheese and the onion rings. I'm not terribly demanding when it comes to service, but this place really stands out as poorly designed for dinner to me. The bartender was our server once, and she couldn't even see our table from the bar, let alone properly wait on us. None of us could get a refill after our food was brought out, but it hardly seemed like her fault. I did think it was a pretty good bargain, and I'd possibly go again if we're in the mood to walk somewhere for lunch, but I hold no desire to get back any time soon.

TotalComments: 2