Por Favor

We decided to stop by Por Favor for my Son’s 1^st Birthday dinner. I find with Mexican, that you can often find a hidden Gem when you try a place like this. Clearly, this wasn’t a hidden gem. The layout of the restaurant is nice, with an inside portion and an outside patio area. It also has a seating area along the street. The seating area along the street is what drew us to the location. The interior was well worn, which is fine for this type of restaurant, with Mexican art on the walls throughout.

Starting off with the chips and salsa, I would bet that they had been recycled. They weren’t very good.  The salsa was just as bad. It seemed like it was an attempt at a pico de gallo, but it had been all mushed together. Again, I suspect that there may have been some recyling going on with the Salsa.

I had a del mar enchilada. I found myself constantly asking myself as I ate it if it was good or if it was bad. Really, my review is going to be based on the fact that I had to ask the question. I just couldn’t decide that it was worth eating and eventually decided to to give up. I left half of the plate uneaten. I found that the shrimp was rubbery and the sauce just couldn’t commit to a flavor. The sauce seemed like a mix of different canned sauces, and clearly did not work.

Finally, we liked the Taco Salad. In terms of a taco shell type salad, this was a pretty good one. It had a nice crisp taco shell and the ingrediants appeared to be pretty fresh. I would have liked fresh chicken, but in comparison to the whole, it wasn’t too bad.

I would not try Por Favor again. We decided to try the local restaurant instead of going to On The Border in the hope of finding a decent non-chain restaurant close to home. In hindsight, we would have preferred On The Border.

Por Favor is located at 148 E Main St. El Cajon, CA