They’ve also started making changes to better the food – making their own hamburger buns, getting in spicier condiments (the wings, which I didn’t retry, say they’re made with honey, ginger, Asian barbecue sauce and sriracha – not exactly buffallo wing style, but if there’s a good balance and enough sriracha, could be quite tasty), specialty coffee, and, replacing some of the staff who just weren’t doing things the way the owners wanted. I did try their chili at the big BA Chili Cookoff, and while it wasn’t a spicy, Texas style kind of chili, reminding me more of a Sloppy Joe, I’m actually pretty of fond of those.

They’re also now open at lunchtime, which gets around that whole frat party evening atmosphere, and the place was actually pretty pleasant, with some locals in checking out the menu as well. Keeping my fingers crossed that they really do get it all whipped into shape and I can write-up a new review with far better things to say.

Angela, actually, the interesting thing is that not only has there not been any hate mail, but every single e-mail I’ve gotten about this post has been in agreement – and all pretty much with the same “I’m not in my 20s anymore…”. It really is the kind of place I probably would have loved when I was in college or just after, hanging out with friends for a pitcher of beer and some food that in any other setting we probably wouldn’t have eaten. I do plan to slip back there once just to try a burger to add that to the list of hamburguesa spots. Now, on to today’s review with some norteamericano food that’s well worth making a trip for….

Oh, and Lupita. Ugh. I went there a few years back when they first opened. The decor is cool. The food is what Argentines put on pizzas served over tortillas that they don’t know how to prepare.

I lived in Las Cañitas for 2 years. I never found a restaurant I wanted to return to other than Las Cholas (cheap, fast, reliable, mostly good) and Francesca, which only stayed open for about a year… too expensive and sophisticated for the barrio.

So, you are not the only expat in town who doesn’t get the hype. Let the hate mail begin here, too. Or better, let them read this and get better. The place has potential for the right crowd and they are in the right area for that crowd. Why not knock the pants off their customers?