Mi Tierra Cafe y Panaderia

The experience is festive and full of life. Beautiful interior and the mariachi is awesome for $10. Organize with registration wait time was 35 minutes. Tortillas were bomb. Having said all that. I didn't enjoy the tight squeeze in and out. The food was mediocre, nothing stood out with the taste buds. When your hungry and your food isn't splendid was a negative. The waiter was more concern with throwing out the plates and tending to the next table. I recommend beating the crowd.

This place is always packed. They used to be 24X7 now they are 8am - midnight Monday-Sunday. Of course always check the web site to see if the hours may have changed or if they are closed for some reason. The food is good, there are some that they say they’ve had better. The beef tips were nice and tender. The rice and beans were okay. The Chile relleno was okay. The bakery is awesome! The sad part, a lot of tourists visit this place.

I really want to love this place. It’s like stepping back into a time warp. It’s definitely old school with some crazy Mexican Christmas decorations. I really love the atmosphere, but the standard food is just not very good. Nothing seemed very fresh or hot. And everything have the slightest hint of ode to cigarette smoke which was very weird. And I would avoid the cheesecake since the texture was like glue. We didn’t have any adult beverages but the ones on the other tables looked fantastic. Also, another table ordered fajitas which smelled great. That all said, I still would probably return if we are going to El Mercado around lunchtime, but I think I would sit in the bar and order fajitas.