Salsa A La Salsa Downtown (nicollet)

Very beautiful Mexican restaurant. Eating is excellent.

Bad neighborhood, poor service. Food was good, but will not be back.

The restaurant was very busy, probably as a result of a volleyball tournament flooding it with big groups. So we waited about 20 minutes past our reservation time, and even when seated the staff was still trying to cope with the crowd. The food was good, and I would be willing to give them another shot to see if as I suspect the big crowds were responsible for the slow service.

I was really excited to try Salsa a la Salsa based on the good reviews and nice website. I was gravely disappointed. We were looking for a restaurant near the convention center, and were planning to meet a couple of friends visiting from out of state that were in town for an event. Our reserved table was available, and had menus. The server initially took our drink order and brought the (1 free) round of chips and tiny bowls of salsa. Once our friends arrived, it took a long time for the server to come back for their drink order, an additional long time for them to bring the drinks, and another long time to come back for our food order. We were not given small plates or utensils and napkins until we asked specifically for them after we had received our entrees. We had to specifically ask for additional drinks and additional chips and salsa at the rare occasion that our server was in the area. Our reservation was after 7pm on a Thursday night. The restaurant was not busy.... and to top it off, I'm not convinced that the food was worth it. I have an appreciation for authentic cuisine, but my entree was not something I would get again. Perhaps the server was new? Perhaps I had high expectations as I went out on a limb to try a new restaurant with out of town friends? Either way I wouldn't recommend.

I actually made a mistake and made reservations for the down town salsa ala salsa but we were at Midtown global market location. We had a great time at the staff was wonderful the food was wonderful it was a fun night out!