Had lunch at Las Olas in downtown Carlsbad, CA. I found parking on the street in front of the restaurant, but convenient, free (during the day) parking is located on the back side of the restaurant. I arrived a few minutes early and was told to take whatever table I would like. The front of the restaurant was very warm and had no cross breeze, so I sat inside, where a nice cross breeze made the temperature much more bearable.
The waitress brought me some chips and fresh salsa and the diet coke I ordered as I took a seat. The menu is quite extensive with many different Mexican dishes. It was hard to make a choice, but I quickly decided to choose an entree with fish or seafood.
As I deliberated, I overheard a conversation about Notre Dame's 31-0 destruction of the Michigan Wolverines the prior weekend. I commented that it was a truly great game. As we talked it became quickly apparent that one of the group was a Notre Dame graduate, like me. She graduated in 1994, a year after me. She and her family were in town from Denver to have some fun at Legoland.
When my guest arrived, we ordered our lunch. My guest ordered a chicken tostada and I ordered the baja style fish burrito. My baja style burrito came with refried beans and rice, but I only ate the burrito, since it was large enough to fill me up. It tasted great - light, but filling with good, but not overpowering flavor.
The customer service was very good. At first it looked like I might have two waitresses, but finally they talked and only one waitress served me. At first, she was a bit preoccupied, but later warmed up. It's not to say that she did not fulfill her role well at first, since she kept refilling my diet coke, as I needed them, but she was not overly hospitable. She became increasingly more friendly as we continued our lunch.
I have not been to any other Las Olas locations, but I would return to this one, when I am in Carlsbad. I am interested to see what might be in store at another one of their restaurants.
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