As mentioned earlier, Wise, Zealot w/+1, and I dined at the new Johnny Sanchez. Reservations at 7:30, full house as expected.

We were promptly seated to our table, and gave our drink order (2 Sanchez Margaritas, 1 house, and 1 red wine didn't catch the varietal). After our drink order, some guy name John (didn't catch his last name Best or something) came and said hello. Was very friendly and offered to bring us some of the guac and stated we must try the grasshoppers. We abided and began to look over the menu.

As we waited for our drinks, an order of chips with 2 styles of salsa (red & green) were delivered. They were both tasty, but I feel could have used a little extra kick. Also, the chips were 1/2 regular corn chip and 1/2 plantain chip. The plantains were delicious.

Our drinks finally arrived (may have been 10 minutes) and we proceeded to order the rest of our meal. We didn't skimp...
We ordered:
Tacos
1 grilled sweetbread
1 cabrito (cripsy goat)
1 beef barbacoa
2 carne asada
1 shrimp
Quesadilla
1 squash blossom
Side
Crispy Brussels Sprouts
Sopes- beef cheek/bone marrow/pickled onions

The drinks were all good even though the glasses were small for a $14 margarita. I thought the Sanchez Margarita had nice balance made for easy drinking. Wise's house (grilled pineapple) margarita contained no pineapple so he may not have received his order. He did state he enjoyed the drink. Wine must have been at least decent as it was the only drinked ordered 2x.

Food: I thought the guac was ok on it's own, but with the grasshopper (surprisingly very flavorful) it was a nice bite. The grasshoppers were taken down with the quickness. Order the grasshoppers if you get the guac.

The tacos were all big in size and flavor as you would expect. I thoroughly enjoyed the sweetbreads, the chorizo and avocado make for a lovely marriage in a single bite. Not sure Wise was of the same thought on that one. I thought the goat taco was goodas well, the goat was nice and crispy and was balanced well with the pickled cactus and queso fresco(imagine Aaron saying it). I didn't try the shrimp taco, and don't remember Zealot saying much. He can fill in the blank. Ok, this is where it gets a little tricky. The Barbacoa and Carne Asada were both super flavorful, but both had issues. The Barbacoa was pretty damn salty and greasy. My Carne Asada was perfect and delicious, but Wise's was full of gristle. This kind of inconsistency is tough when you're splitting 2 tacos. No room for error.

The Star:
When we ordered, we picked the 4 tacos and said frick it and lets order something else. Sopes! This frickin dish stole the show. The sope is the corn cake base of this dish. It's topped with beef cheek that has been slow cooked and tastes absolutely amazing. Oh, and it's got bone marrow on the side to top the whole thing off. They should name this dish "Gilding the Lily"!

We did our best and finished what we could, but our best wasn't enough last night. The bill was more than reasonable, though I'm not sure if we were charged for everything. I didn't get a look at the full receipt.

Overall, I would say this place will print money as it's in a good area and it produces a good product. Yes in week 1 they are working out the kinks, don't expect perfect service if you go soon. If service is paramount for you, just wait. VOR- Wise made a special appeal to that Johnny fella and he stated you and your clients are welcome anytime.

Thankfully there was an Uber driver nearby to pick us up so we didn't have to move very far. I'm still full from that dinner, but excited to hear what others have to say.

This post was edited on 10/11/14 at 9:40 am