La Cabana Mexican Restaurant

Went for diner tonite.had chips and salsa put down on table asap. With refills. Ordered two enchiladas but had to skip the beans as it was made with lard. Hard to believe restaurants still use lard??had rice and a big salad. Margarita was so so but drank it anyway. Average meal, average service.

I asked the very friendly waitress to bring me her best margarita and whatever meal they were most proud of. What arrived were carne asada tacos with rice and beans. Four dry tortillas, a bit of dry asada meat in both tacos, a touch of cilantro and red onion sprinkled on top of said tacos. No greenry, pico, tomato, avocado, sour cream....pretty much the equivilent of Mexican hamburger helper. The service was attentive and pleasant. The margarita remarkably unremarkable. Will not dine here again.

This is my third time here and it will not be my last. Every time I come to Anchorage, I make sure I come here. It is one of the best Mexican food places around, I am even counting the ones in Denver, Colorado.

Better inside than it looks from the outside and was pretty busy for a Tuesday night. Food was good and reasonably priced. Service was a bit hurried/indifferent. There were only two front of house staff doing everything, including taking care of the bar. Didn't like that the drinks menu had no prices. The two margaritas we ordered were large but also quite pricy when we got the bill at 14 USD apiece. It was also a bit odd that when we finished our main courses we were given the bill without being asked if we wanted another drink or dessert and we weren't in their late.

Was disappointed this time. The waiter made good on food we weren't happy with. Only other thing, waiter was on phone on speaker, part of the time he was waiting on us. Unprofessional.