El Big Bad

El Big Bad

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Service (staff):

 

- Helpful but distant

- Polite

- Quick

- Knowledgeable

- Manager/chef visited the tables

- Detail oriented

 

 

Ambience:

 

- Comfortable

- Terrace available

- Energetic

- Casual

- Dim

- Loud

- Visible half kitchen

- Infused tequilas

- Spacious

- Easy menu

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Service: 4.5/5

Ambience: 4.7/5

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•Address• 419 travis st | houston tx

•Area• Downtown 

•Telf• (713) 229 - 8181

•Web• www.elbigbad.com

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Guacamole

smashed avocado, cilantro, tomato, lime, serrano chili, caramelized garlic

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- Large size

- Sharable

- Fresh

- Highly acid

- Unimpresive

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Dish: 3.3/5

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Empanadas

butternut squash, tomatillo, pure luck tx chevre, allspice, rosemary, smoky crema, cotija

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- Two empanadas

- Fulfilling

- Plenty of filling

- Heavy

- Slightly sweet & spicy

- Golden brown

- Warn

- Greasy

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Dish: 4/5

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Tacos

Barbacoa: smoked crema, avocado, pickled red onion  

Pork Carnitas: pickled carrots & salsa verde

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- Slightly stale tortillas

- Plenty of beef

- Unimpressive 

- Bland

- Lacks culture

Barbacoa:

- Smoky kick

- Lack of seasoning

- Hard

- Lack of avocado & crema

Carnitas:

- Dry

- Plenty of sauce

- Spicy kick

- Slightly cold

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Dish: 2.5/5

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