Living in the Scoot Utopia

Last Friday, Cinco de Mayo, the long-awaited Dos Hombres in the River Market finally opened.

We arrived around 8:15pm to find that only 2 of the 3 dining rooms were being used and there was a 45-minute wait. So we put our names in and went across the street to Vivace and had our appetizers there.

We returned about half an hour later and sat at the bar, where I got my Guiness and my companions ordered the house peach margarita. We were then seated promptly at 45 minutes.

My companions each took a sip of the peach margarita and found it to be bitter, watery, and completely lacking in peach flavor. It's a frozen drink but instead of being made with slush it was made with crushed ice, whicch made it difficult to drink and likeely contributeed to the wateriness.

The bar... and the offending drink...

The waitress took the drink away and returned with a sangria instead. One of my compantions throught the sangria was excellent, the other thought it was so-so.

Chips and salsa came quickly and frequently, and I liked that I was able to mix the salsa to my own prefered level of hotness.

We all ordered fajitas. There was some confusion at first because the menu doesn't offer combinations and I wanted chicken & shrimp while my companions wanted chicken & beef. Everything worked out though. The fajitas were rather good -- the meat was plentiful, tender, juicy, and flavorfully seasoned. My only complaint was that the rice was somewhat mushy. (Plus, I hate corn in my rice -- luckly it was sparse enough for me to pick out.)

It was clear they were not prepared for as busy as they were, and from other reports that I have read about how lunchtime went, closing the third dining room was probably a good idea. Once we got past the initial wait for seating our service was good. I'm hoping the bugs with the bar work themselves out with some time -- the experience was satisfactory enough to be worth trying again to see how things improve after they settle in.

The dining area.... and the aftermath...