Azul Bar Y Cantina

10 Reviews on “Azul Bar Y Cantina”

• Kingskat

  I lived in Southern California for over 16 years and Arizona for over 6 months. I’ve been to Mexico MANY times. I’ve eaten at many restaurants run by people born in Mexico in the US. Since Azul was only listed in the best margarita category, I was expecting the drinks to be better than the food, but hopeful the food would be good, too.I love Mexican food and especially guacamole. They asked if we wanted chips & salsa, so I assumed they were charging us for them, but it was odd that they didn’t TELL us they would charge for them OR suggest that for just $6 more we could get the chips, salsa, & guacamole (they call it tableside guacamole, but it was NOT made anywhere near our table or anywhere that I could see him. (Bryan said he could see him, but he wasn’t near our table.) Normally, they ask how spicy you want guacamole that’s made fresh. They didn’t ask us and ours was SUPER bland. More bland than the guac you’d pick up in a super market or Costco. The chips were even more bland. Horrible – no taste at all and NO salt at all.I got a house margarita, since that seems to be the best way to judge a margarita – no extra flavoring and they should be able to make that one really well. It was okay. Not bad, but nothing to write home about. And I certainly would never vote for it on the Best of List for Pittsburgh.The worst thing about Azul is that they CLAIM to be the only authentic Mexican restaurant in Pittsburgh, but they’re really not. The food is generally very bland and mostly uses FLOUR tortillas, which are not as common in Mexico. Personally, I like flour tortillas, but in Mexico you encounter a lot more corn tortillas.My burrito was delicious. Very flavorful and delicious. Service wasn’t very good. We were never asked if we wanted more drinks (and I would have tried one of the flavored margaritas – Bryan would have probably gotten another drink, too – this is how you increase your tip… it was like he didn’t realize he was working for tips). Our waiter was nice and our food was warm when we got it, but the rest of the service was unimpressive.I’m sure we’ll go back and I hope the food will be better next time, but I really think they need to remove the blurb about being authentic. I probably would have been a bit more forgiving of the bland food if they didn’t present to be the only authentic Mexican restaurant in Pittsburgh. I call BS on that claim… Very disappointing if comparing to Mexican restaurants. If comparing to Pittsburgh Mexican restaurants, it’s not too bad, just a blander version of Plaza Azteca.

  December 28, 2017, 6:55 am

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• Robin Teramoto Ursida

  Best Mexican food around. Made fresh. Great staff and atmosphere. Family owned and if you come here once they treat you like family. Been coming here since they opened and my family loves it. Food is delicious and prices are reseasonable.

  March 3, 2017, 4:19 am

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• Danielle Egan

  We’ve frequented this restaurant for years as the service and food was always great, however, our most recent trip will be our last. Our party arrived at the restaurant well before the normal Saturday dinner rush and spent a significant amount of money on appetizers, food and drinks and had another round of drinks after dinner to finish the conversation. Before even finishing our drinks and after already spending $140+ we were asked to leave as there was a long wait for tables. Our group had only been at the table for a little over an hour and just had spent an additional 10+ dollars a drink that obviously was wasted. Immediately after the manager made the rude comment, he ran away as if this was normal to treat guests his way. If this is the level of service provided by management and deemed appropriate, we will never spend another dime at this restaurant. If you want to be treated fairly, don’t come to this establishment.

  October 17, 2016, 4:12 am

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