Restaurante La Esmeralda

"Ordered $58 worth of carne Asada quesadilla’s they brought us out chicken. When we told and showed them we ordered and paid for carne Asada. They told us it would be out. They never brought it. When we went back up to ask about it. The owner told us we get what we got and that’s final. We again showed him what we paid for and what we ordered. A hand he pulled out the hand written ticket (in his own writing) he said we made the wrong food yes but once it was set at your table it’s now your order. I continued to tell him no that’s not how it works. I asked him if he orders a hamburger and gets eggs instead would that be acceptable. He said no. Then he proceeded to say. “People think Mexicans are the problem. But it’s you people always trying to scam Mexicans. I wish you people would stop coming to Mexican restaurants and told us to try Taco Bell next time”. Myself being white and the company I was with being a mix of Mexicans and blacks. The owner then proceeded to call the Mexicans with me fake Mexicans and should be ashamed of the company they keep. Mind you all of us speak Spanish as well. He finally made the food and told us. Then he told us was going to put all of us on social media claiming to be scammed. Two other tables, the cook and the security guard all took up for us. This racial tantrum and unwillingness to correct the error of their own admittance. Was completely uncalled for. I have been dining here for 10yrs atleast once a month and have turned several people onto them. I find myself torn on what’s more disgusting. The owners behavior and racial remarks or the feces smeared urine saturated bathrooms."

"The food was not good! Poor meat quality, it made my stomach feel ill.. I want a refund uh"

"Really gross stuff. We got carne asada nachos and the Al pastor burrito. Both contained the same minced mystery meat, and the nachos were just sopped with old lettuce and ice cold gas station cheese sauce. The salsa that came on the side was a gelatinous, putrid mess. Good Mexican food is the best thing ever but this was just a cheap and sorry slop fest."

"Absolutely bottom tier quality food. Ordered 4 items, received three. Of those three not a single one was made correctly. Asked for no onion, tomato or guac and each item had all three. The asada was way over cooked and hard as a rock. The chicken quesadilla tortilla was burnt. The shrimp taco had two pieces of shrimp and a soggy tortilla. The picture shows all of the condiments I had to pick off that I specifically said not to put on. Including the top of a tomato that should have never made it’s way into a burrito. Horrible food. 0/10."

"Always a great restaurant! Glad to see the pandemic hasn't changed it!"