Mojave Cantina - South Lyon

"If you're in the South Lyon area this is the place for Mexican themed food. The food was delicious, the atmosphere was very dynamic and fun. The service was fast, friendly and our waitress was very attentive. Best of all the manager had a smile that could light up the room and made you feel welcome. I brought my minion and his friend (Both of which are picky eaters) and they both devoured their burritos. The quantity of food was also very generous. I only managed to finish half of my burrito. Bonus is I now have lunch for the following day."

"Had the opportunity to stop into this restaurant for a photoshoot. Managers Fairen and Phil were both very friendly to talk to and accommodating. The food definitely looks amazing and smells great! If you're in the South Lyon area I'm looking for some Mexican food, I'd give Mojave Cantina a consideration!"

"Food is incredible, drinks are perfect, wait staff is friendly and what I can only assume was the owner or manager swung by on a few occasions to be sure everything was going well. However, there may have been a miscommunication over how party size. Once we had all gotten there, we had enough time to choose our meals and still waited about 15-20 minutes before our waitress came with silverware and to take our drink order. My only guess, was that they weren’t aware we were all there and our attempts at waving someone down didn’t work. Food took a bit to come out, once ordered, and it was made up for with a bowl of queso for our chips. Which was awesome since we liked the queso more than the salsa (and the salsa is delicious). I’d ordered a coke and a martini, but only the martini came out. Again, not a biggie, because we weren’t charged for the coke. Probably another miscommunication where the waitress thought I wanted the martini instead of the coke. Atmosphere is where my biggest issues were. It was cold, to the point both mine and my dad’s feet were frozen. One of the windows had a set of string lights across them, but someone connected them with too short of an extension cord that was then roped through a light fixture and connected to another extension cord. Somewhere behind where I sat was a light that kept randomly flickering/dimming then going back up to full brightness. Overall, we’ll be back again in the future."

"So, this place seems to be a reasonable addition to the South Lyon community but it does have a lot of obvious mistakes that take away from what it should be. You can not salt a margarita glass upside down, you need to roll it on its side, or you get a tablespoon of salt in your drink every time. There is no argument. It’s nasty! Food took a while and service was great but inexperienced management was apparent and you could see that this place was far from a well oiled machine. Food was pretty good. Had good flavor and presentation was good. They forgot a few things but the server was on it right away. A little pricey considering it is all your average Mex / American fare. Drinks were horrible and very expensive. Skip it all together. Lastly the place has a lot of negative space with some cool stuff but not a lot to make the feel homey. The bar didn’t match the restaurant at all and was super small. Table set up is also a bit whacked out."

"*Soft opened 11/27* (no liquor license yet) Great Mexican food and lots of it! Entrees are decent sized for the price. Salsa is fantastic! Enchiladas were delicious and the fajitas were enough to split between two people. This place has lots of potential and already a solid foundation of food, service, and atmosphere. Let’s hope they remember to leave the ovens off at night #VivaLyonCantina"