CieloPilot O.

Passed by a few times, thought I would give them a shot. 1. Food- Had 3 tacos, 1 each shrimp, chicken, steak. Absolutely fantastic!!! Not the wet runny slop soaked tasteless tortillas that fall out the bottom like many other joints. The meat was abundant on each taco and they were hand made tortillas. Surprisingly all three were high quality meat, not stringy, gristly, chewy or fat laden, in fact there was no fat to be found in either the chicken or the steak at all, the shrimp goes with out saying - no fat. They came with a homemade sauce that was not over the top hot but might raise an eybrow or sweat the less seasoned palate. A very reasonable $7 for 3 tacos hand made with love- a real bargain and well worth the trip. 2. Service- Friendly, prompt and bilingual fluent and very informative. The server Janet also pointed out that happy hour prices for drinks were up on special even though it was lunch on Sunday. I broke down and had a Pacifico with a shot of Clamato in it with a spiced/salted frost mug. Actually a first for me to do this early in the day. She also brought out chips and another home made green creamy salsa that was again very tasty and equally picante to the above mentioned sauce. The chips were round hard corn tortillas, probably mass produced and left me with a slightly concerned impression ( after the fact) when they came out before the food. Not that I was expecting anything out of the ordinary like handmade chips but this struck me after the hand made tacos came out to be the one thing out of place for all the quality and taste I was getting. After getting through the first couple of tacos, I was presented with a sample plate of their ceviche mixto with 2 saltine crackers. I was already going to order a ceviche to go and that was what I came for to begin with. This nice gesture compounde my desire for the carry out and I was impressed in the quality and taste of this presentation. 3. Establishment - For being in a convenience/strip mall like many other gem restaurants needing to be found, this place was very clean, not over packed seating (roomy) and had very large wide screen tvs with a game on (soccer/footbal) at both ends of the dining area. The mens room was clean and did not smell. The decor includes large paintings and photographs on the walls and here is the clincher, a well stocked refrigerated glass counter area with fresh seafood including oysters in the shell. This explains the high quality and taste of their food--- besides the good lovin' the chef(s) are putting into thier creations! Out the door for $22 ith a $3 tip = 3 tacos, complimantary chips and salsa, nice frosty fancy brew and a small ceviche to go with all the trimmings. In summary, I am going to be a regular here.