Sago Modern Mexican Restaurant

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Sago Modern Mexican Restaurant
North Guadalupe and Lamar @ The Triangle
Austin, TX 78751

I hate having two poor reviews in a row, but it's what I'm eating. Sago is one of many brand new restaurants at the Triangle, an upscale mixed use complex in North Central Austin. Being new, I can forgive any quality issues. but I guess I'm not used to 'Modern Mexican'. NO crispy tacos...just soft (corn or flour), which is to me and most folks from West Texas, is a burrito. No ground beef...brisket, chicken, fish, and shrimp! And I couldn't order just tacos, it had to be the meal, but the wait person was willing to go check with the chef.

As it was, not bad, but as I said they are new and literally just open their doors. A little brisket, slices of avacado and some tomato, white looking rice, and a bowl of very good charro beans.

The salsa must have been modern mexican too. One was made with tomatillos and not bad, the other was a chili tasing sauce...neither were what one would call 'hot' or that good.

For lunch, very pricey, and considering all the competition, I imagine their prices will come down or they will have lunch specials. I'll try them again later.

Pico De Gallo Mexican Restaurant

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Pico De Gallo Mexican Restaurant
111 S. Leona St.
San Antonio Texas, 78207

Pico De Gallo is a fun looking restaurant with a real San Antonio feel....bright colors, silvery things hanging from the ceiling, but a very disappointing pair of tacos. The two tacos were so meagerly tended too, they looked naked on the plate. No piles of lettuce, barely any tomato, and just a pinch of cheese.

Even the salsa was unremarkable.

The service was the slowest I have seen in a long time; granted it was lunch time, but for as long as this restaurant has been in San Antonio, one would think they would be ready for lunch. I was with a group of friends (most from outside Texas) and they thought their food was good, though no one was ranting how great it was.

Pico was supposed to have been showcased of one of the food television shows...judging by their tacos, I don't see how it could have been good.