La Fogata

Not a meal worth $75. Incredibly disappointing. If you know authentic Mexican, you will not like this place. The chips were chewy and undercooked. Al pastor didn’t have much flavor. Burrito was a soggy mess. Kids pizza was the size of my hand and looked worse than what you could buy frozen at Publix for the same $8. Staff was friendly and efficient.

Went in early on a Friday. I asked for a booth. The host went to ask the manager who was 3 ft away from me, and I heard her say “we have to save the booths for the big parties”. So he came back, told me no and sat me at a table. I pleaded again, he said “no we have 2 big parties coming and there will be no room”. Note: The booths already taken that could fit big “parties” were already full. The rest were regular booths. The chair was so uncomfortable and I requested a booth due to a MEDICAL ISSUE. They never asked, just denied me. Horrible service, they don’t care. Horrible management. $12 for a scoop of coke (not fresh) guacamole!!! And $2 for sour cream ?! Go to another Mexican place!

If they answer the phone for take out, and that’s a big if, they put the phone down and never come back to it. So if you hang up it’ll be busy forever. This is not a one off but consistent scenario. And if you get her she’s not very nice. I guess take out is not what they want. I used to go weekly but gave up it was so frustrating. I just tried again and same thing. It’s a Tuesday in summer are they that busy? And BTW it’s the same bar tender who’s been there forever who does this. Either she’s the owner or the owner doesn’t care. No food is worth that aggravation.

For all my flavor loving folks, I’d definitely skip this place. I’d say, their impersonation of a Mexican restaurant is a flop. Nothing tasted authentic… more like Taco Bell. We were greeted with a rude hostess that didn’t want to seat us in a booth even though the restaurant was empty. Then the drink (mojito) tasted like plain juice. The food was as bland as can be, like I said before. And to make matters worse my husband bit into a bread tie (I don’t know what it’s called) of which I have a picture of. I let them know about it and they offered to comp our check so that was really nice of them but honestly I do not believe we’ll be back.

The Staff were very nice, the food took a long long time to arrive to our table and when it did it was cold...ugh! The place is nice inside. The drinks were good. There's a couple of fees on your bill so be aware of it. If you want to avoid one of the fees I suggest you pay cash. Personally I don't think I'll be back to eat or drink there. There are plenty of other Mexican restaurants near by that you can enjoy 😉

After months of searching for the best authentic Mexican tacos in the area I finally tried LaFogata today. I must say they are definitely on the top of the list. The only draw back is they only come as part of a meal with refried beans and rice for $20+ and no option for getting them individually. So for those of you like me who like getting 5, 6 or 7 of them, it will get a bit expensive and wasteful. Make them available individually as well and they would be perfect and 5 stars.

Returned after a while not stopping by and we were pleasantly surprised to see that it was tastefully remodeled. The new layout is awesome. Had lunch on a Friday and needless to say, went back the following Monday and were surprised once again with live music. RD - (the live music artist) plays an eclectic set from smooth Jazz to Salsa! And he takes requests. Great atmosphere overall. The food was delicious and the Margaritas were on par. The flan for dessert was yummy. We are already planning our next visit (could it be next Monday?) Well, try them out and you will not be disappointed. Who knows, you may become a regular like us.