Erika Perry

Review of El ARBOL

I had very high hopes and my expectations weren't ...

I had very high hopes and my expectations weren't met. Service was great, friendly hostess (even with an hour wait), server was efficient and on top of small issues. It seems that all of the reviews stating that there wasn't enough flavor/spice has caused them to alter some things and go overboard with the spice. We are a family of spicy food eaters and the shrimp taco was completely over the top just hot, not flavorful. The roasted cauliflower wasn't roasted, it was more like blanched. My husband is one of those rare cilantro haters and ordered the chorizo taco, which is the only taco without cilantro on the menu, but it was brought to the table topped with cilantro. I think consistency is lacking at this point. I realize it's new and there are some kinks to work out.