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In town for a few days and decided to give this place a try. The did was okay. I ordered barbacoa beef nachos and felt like they were bland. My husban…
Beth Kayser Buchek
Blue Agave
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Our Big Bus guide suggested dining here and we weren't disappointed. The sandwiches were amazing but the ordering system was chaotic. The restaurant w…
Shaun Pilay
Blue Agave
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Blue agave provided a Great dinner for a family but also WONDERFUL margaritas! Very strong so be careful! Very family/young laid back vibes.…
Natalie Shields
Blue Agave
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6 Reviews on “Blue Agave”
In town for a few days and decided to give this place a try. The did was okay. I ordered barbacoa beef nachos and felt like they were bland. My husband’s food was extremely spicy without having mentioned it on the menu. The street corn was the only thing that I really enjoyed. Service was friendly but extremely slow.
Our Big Bus guide suggested dining here and we weren’t disappointed. The sandwiches were amazing but the ordering system was chaotic. The restaurant was super busy and super noisy and that is what Portillos is all about or so they say. Worth a visit!!
Blue agave provided a Great dinner for a family but also WONDERFUL margaritas! Very strong so be careful! Very family/young laid back vibes.
Standard Mexican fare, awesome tamales, greatest selection of tequila in the city!. With every Gold Coast restaurant packed on a recent sunny, Sunday afternoon, we were surprised to find no one dining, inside or out, at the Blue Agave Tequila Bar and Restaurant just off State Street. Despite the ominous warning, we found their offerings to be spot-on and quite affordable, highlighted by their huge selection high-end tequilas and some of the tastiest tamales weve ever sampled.We opted for a seat outside and were immediately presented the standard basket of chips with a watery, tomato and green chilies salsa, loaded with raw onion and cilantro. More heat than flavor, the salsa was immediately cooled by their house-made margaritas, on the rocks. ($9.95 for a 12oz glass, with very solid pours on the booze…)The menu is pretty standard, with a short selection of proteins offered up in various flavors and spices; char-grilled skirt steak, mesquite chipotle chicken, slow cooked beef barbacoa, al pastor (pulled pork) and spicy chorizo. Most entrees are $12-$14, served with rice, beans-both black and refried, Mexican street corn, pozole and something called agave potatoes. Other offerings included quesadillas, chimichangas, soups and various mountains of cheese-covered nachos, from beef barbacoa to chipotle chicken.If youre in the mood for an app, there are four versions of guacamole ranging from a standard chunky ($8.95) to the Guac 555, featuring avocados mixed with cilantro, jalapenos, fresh pineapple, mango salsa, all topped with smoked bacon ($9.95).We opted for a sampling of small plates that included two mini tacos six-inch corn tortillas filled with chipotle chicken and al pastor, their smoky pulled pork. Both were very tasty and made for easy sharing across the table. While we thought we had ordered the Mini Tostado ($3.95) we received the Mini Torta Sandwich ($4.95). No harm, no foul, because the tasty stack featured chipotle chicken on a mini Mexican roll with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, queso fresco and chipotle aioli missing were the avocado slices and refried beans listed on the menu, but that was quickly remedied by the waitress.The star of the show was their queso chihuahua cheese and poblano chiles tamales ($7.95) two massive, super-tender tamales delivered on a blanket of banana leaves, doused in a mild roja (red) sauce and topped with a swirl of crema mexicana. Handsdown some of the best tamales Ive ever had!All total, three boozy margaritas, a pair of tacos, a not-so-mini torta and the huge portion of tamales set us back $62.00, including tip. And were still searching for that Sunday Funday Hangover Huevos Rancheros!
Average quacamole. Don’t order chicken flautas. Stale chips. Good mango marguerites.
A SHOCKER. Well, I stay right next door to this restaurant, so I’m a regular visitor- 2-3 times every week just for their killer Margaritas, a recent incident just changed my whole Impression about this place. As a regular at this place I do invite my friends very often, couple of times when the service wasn’t good enough and rather the rudeness of the waitress ( Who Just Throws plates and Menus on our table and leaves) I just tipped her 10% .So last friday when I go over with a friend, we wait for 15 mins for someone to attend us ( the place wasn’t busy, and waitresses were standing doing nothing) Then at last a rather RUDE waitress turns up at our table and says right to me- DO YOU KNOW WHY NO ONE IS COMING TO SERVE YOUR TABLE- BECAUSE YOU USUALLY TIP LIKE 10-12 %. SO NO ONE WANTS TO COME SERVE YOU- AND I’M THE ONLY ONE WHO WILL BE ABLE TO DO SERVE YOU.I was practically SHOCKED to hear that- THAT’S THE WAY THE WAITRESSES TREAT THE REGULARS HERE!!! – so when I continued to ask her whats the problem- Isn’t a 5 dollar tip for $30 dinner enough????, and waitresses instead of demanding for more tip, should rather focus on the service. I eventually walked out the restaurant . IT WAS A REAL SHOCK TO ME. A real TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE. I tried to reach the Manager- who always seems to be UNAVAILABLE !!!!!.I FEEL THIS IS SHEER DISCRIMINATION TO SERVE ON BASIS OF TIPS !!!!! ALSO THE WAITRESSES SEEM TO BE ALL INTERESTED IN GETTING TIPS RATHER THAN SERVICE.