Hot take: Los Poblanos is way overhyped for what you actually get

I went there last Saturday for a friend's birthday brunch and paid $18 for a plate of chilaquiles that had barely any salsa. The grounds are pretty, sure, but the food felt like an afterthought. I'd rather hit up Barelas on a random Tuesday and get real flavor for half the cost. Anyone else feel like it's more about the Instagram photo than the meal?

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reesea4914d ago

Yeah you're totally right, the food there is just fine at best. I got a $16 breakfast burrito that was mostly potato and maybe two bites of egg. You go to Barelas or El Modelo and get a monster burrito that actually tastes like something for half that. The lavender lattes are nice for a photo but that's about it.

evan_burns9514d ago

Sixteen bucks for a breakfast burrito that's mostly filler is highway robbery. I almost spit out my coffee reading "two bites of egg" - what are they doing back there, counting out individual egg shreds? For that price you could get three of the smothered burritos from El Modelo and have change for a horchata. Places that charge that much for a potato bomb are banking on people thinking price equals quality. No way I'm going back after hearing that.

allen.ivan14d ago

Build on that potato point - Barelas actually seasons their beans so the whole burrito isn't just filler pretending to be food.