El Botanero by 100% AM

"A great place. Staff friendly and always checking on you, and the food was delicious. The atmosphere was calm and relaxing for a date night. The bar drinks were awesome. Prices were just right. For being the first, there highly recommend the place. You can't go wrong."

"We came here for Friday dinner with friends. It’s a small place, with the bar on one end, tables in the center and bucket seat benches along the opposite wall. There seemed to be an additional small space for outdoor seating that happened to be closed/empty when we went. This review is somewhat difficult to fairly complete. Did we have a great time? Yes! The servers and managers kept visiting our table for either refills or to check up on us. The place got very busy towards the latter part of the weekend evening. A large family was there celebrating someone’s birthday. The manager interacted with them and displayed interactive bday greetings on one of the many large flat screen tv that line up along the perimeter wall. That was nice and fun. Now for the food and the drinks… as soon as we got seated, we were given a small appetizer which consisted of refried beans topped with white cheese and a side of fried tortillas aka chips. The menu is vast enough, with what seems like a variety of appetizers consisted of singe serving dishes… The dishes we ordered had a touch of uniquely cute presentation from the chef. They were visually appealing, (see pictures). However, the birria my husband ordered was bland, dry and the dipping consome was tasteless. The beef in my burger was also bland. My friends ordered a sope and rib eye tacos that was thinly sliced and hovered in melted mozzarella cheese. they seemed to think it was delicious. My husband tried one of their rib eye. The taco wasn’t bad, but just as the other dishes, it lacked flavor. My conclusion, everyone’s palate is different. Now let’s move to the cocktail drinks. I ordered a baileys carajillo and a vodka with club soda. My husband ordered a mojito and a whiskey sour. My friend ordered a cucumber martini. She thought they were good. My husband and I thought our cocktails were weak. The whiskey sour was okay but the mojito tasted like 7up with extra lime and a hit of mint. My carajillo had more coffee than baileys. All in all, my three stars is a fair balance for effort, presentation, expediency, cleanliness. If you’re looking for a delicious satisfying dinner, this isn’t the place. Additionally, one of the odd things about the bar, if you want draft beer, you’ll have to order it in 32 oz. They won’t serve it in a pint. You’ll have to opt for ordering beer in bottle. If you’re looking for a club-like venue, this is the place. If you’re looking for a place for nice relaxing sit down evening dinner, not so much."

"Went to try Botanero with a friend, and the first thing we noticed was that place is really nicely decorated. Unfortunately they were short staffed the day we went. Our waitress took forever to come get our drinks, and then again to come take our order. She wasn’t very welcoming, to begin with, and you felt she was a little annoyed we were asking questions about the dishes, but it was our first time there. We did see a much different side to her when a group of men sat at another table nearby and she was extremely friendly, which was just odd. That being said, when we finally got our food, it was very tasty and good. Prices are reasonable and you can tell they pay attention to detail when serving your plate. We will probably be back because food was yummy and hopefully service is better then."

"Dolce was our bartender/server and she made the best drinks!! I had a spicy margarita and it was perfect. The food was absolutely amazing. Very fresh and delicious. The atmosphere here is so fun and vibrant! I definitely recommend coming in for drinks and dinner!! So good!!!"