Miguel's Cantina

Went to their soft opening at the newest location in downtown utica and it did not disappoint! The food was great, fresh and very flavorful. The atmosphere was awesome, we sat up at the bar and had excellent service from the bartender. It's a great place to meet up with friends plus they have an outdoor patio for the summer. It's just down the street from Jimmy Johns field. It's definitely a great date night idea, catch a game and have some awesome Mexican food before or after. Definitely check it out, a great addition to the downtown area.

The salsa was flavorless and dark brown. The chips tasted like they were cooked in rancid oil. I ordered the Taco Americano and the meat was tasteless. The taco shell also tasted like it was cooked in old oil. I couldn't even finish one taco shell. There was an unpleasant aftertaste that made me order a Coke to cleanse my palate. I do not recommend this restaurant. Taco Bell has much better tasting food.

Three of us girls went to dinner at Miguel 's Cantina (Shelby Township) last night. This is how it went. Chips and salsa: The chips tasted like they were cooked in old oil and had a funny taste. The waitress said that happens sometimes with the chips that are at the bottom of the warmer. She brought us a new basket and they were fine. The salsa had no flavor, but we jazzed it up with salt and hot sauce. My girlfriend ordered carnita meat for her botana and they gave her ground beef. She did not want to wait for it to be corrected/remade. She ate it and said it was okay . I ordered a bowl. Refried beans, rice, lettuce, onion, jalapenos and cilantro. My meal came without the refried beans. They did correct my order and brought the refried beans and everything was delicious, once I put it all together. When I got home and looked on my bill, I was charged for a bowl with meat instead of the bowl without meat. Ugh...so mad that I didn 't catch that. The bathroom. Paper towel all over the floor near the trash can, and toilet paper all over the floor in the stalls, that kept sticking to the bottom of my shoe! Not the cleanest bathroom that I have seen. I addressed the mess and filth of the sink with a woman who came in to fix the hand towel dispenser. She said it was stained. I grabbed a paper towel and proceeded to scrap the filth off the sink, to show her pretending the filth doesn 't exist, does not mean the filth isn 't there. While walking out, the manager was standing outside of the bathroom door and I invited him to inspect the mess and filth. ...but it 's never like that...it 's a fluke (eye roll) and I commented that I wondered what the kitchen looks like with bathrooms so poorly maintained. He took me to the kitchen and the counters and floors appeared clean, but I did not inspect the ovens and freezer/coolers...hahahaha...that would have been taking it too far.

We enjoyed Casa Margarita but found the food lacking in flavor. We tried the queso dip, birria tacos, and carne asada tacos, but everything needed more salt and seasoning as it was quite bland.

This is a tasty spot that has such friendly staff, fun atmosphere, and delicious food! Their chicken fajitas are my favorite! The chicken is always so juicy and the fajitas veggies are so flavorful!!