11/06/09

excellent all the way around

by Jessica Susan

My favorite little homeslice (who is almost three) is quite possibly the best/worst food critic I know. She is picky, has an attention span of about 4 seconds and can wait for maybe twice that amount of time. Dingos is, quite possibly, her favorite food spot -- to the extent that she asks (at 8am) if we can go there for breakfast at least once a week. Someone always takes the time to take her order from her -- as tricky as that can sometimes be -- and will double check with her on everything that is going into her food (the kid knows what she likes). Any other place we have gone to wait staff has talked completely over her head as if she is not there -- not the case with Dingos! And to top it all off, I get to eat food that I really enjoy as well (Dingos Quesadilla? Yes please!), and for nights when the little one is not with me, the bartender always knows how to treat me right.. :) The Pink Drink is definately a must have. Definately tops in my book if both myself and the kiddo can eat food we like in an atmosphere that caters to the both of us.

And as a side note: Yes, its a bummer that you have to pay for chips and salsa but if my (almost) three year old can go through 2 full baskets of them then I'm sure you (adults) can eat about the same. Given the amount of free chips I have had at Dingos over the last year and some months, its really not that big of a deal to pay for them when I want them now.

• Pros: child friendly, good looking employees, DINGOS QUESADILLA!!
• Cons: nada

09/12/09

Good food, bad service

by midsecrets

I really like the food at Dingos. I've been going there for several years and I've always been able to overlook their inattentive service because the food is served piping hot and it's fresh and tasty!

I was there about a week ago and I've noticed that they've stopped giving complimentary chips and salsa. The chips & salsa weren't the best, but they do make you wait quite a while to get your food so they really do need to provide the chips & salsa.

They also now require you to ask for a glass of water, okay whatever, but know that you will also have to ask for every single refill - and that's IF you're lucky enough to catch the attention of your server and they usually seem to blatantly avoid you once the food is on your table. If they want to conserve tap water, fine, but their inattentive service is inexcusable. Most of the wait staff has always acted as if they were too cool to bother with customers, but I'm not paying any more money to support them. The menu prices recently went up also, along with breaking everything down into individual items so you wouldn't notice. There are no more "meals" - everything is ordered as a separate item.

Lastly, everyone here raves about the drinks... and they do have a decent selection of "different" drink to try out, but their margaritas are horrible and are way overpriced.

I am so disappointed in this place and I'm sad to leave behind their lime chicken enchiladas, but so be it.

• Pros: fresh, hot food
• Cons: no more free chips & salsa, rude wait staff

07/11/09

holy cocktail

by bonch

I frequent dingos on a semi-regular basis for many reasons. One, the drinks are to die for!!! Every time I go in, there is a new drink special, or liquor infusion (jalapeno tequila is my favorite). The weekend bartender is one of the friendliest in town, and cute to boot!!! I love to sit at the outside tables, but on the weekends they fill up kinda fast, so I usually end up at the bar, which can get a bit cramped,but it's not a big space.

Overall, the service is great, the employees are friendly, the drinks are fresh, and amazing, and the food that i've had has been delicious. Hello mini carnitas tacos!!!!

• Pros: delicious drinks, friendly atmosphere....cute employees
• Cons: close early, small wine selection, wait for outside tables