El Paso, Sanford

I tried this ten month old Tex-Mex place on 46 (was a terrible Asian buffet place) on Thursday. Mall side of I-4. I had the lunch El Paso's Favorito for $9. It was poop-orito. The main issue was the ingredients. They were the cheapest around. The "ground" beef was salty mush. Same going in as going out. Jack in the Box bad. The cheese was the worst kind of jack/cheddar/etc blend. I wouldn't be surprised if they bought the supermarket blend. A chemical concoction. All oil. No dairy. It was also so salty that I removed all of it. And there was alot. Those two things were the main components in the burrito, hard shell taco and enchilada. So, they all sucked. The "chalupa" was really a tostada. It was just beans and guac. The guac was too salty as well. The one ok component was the tamale that served as the coating for the enchilada. Once again I'm not sure what planet they are from, but, I've never seen an enchilada in a tamale. I've had a tamale stuffed with ground beef, but, it was called a tamale. The only good part of the meal was the free part. The chips and two dips were good. The salsa had just enough heat and the black bean dip was tasty (not salty). They have a humongous menu. That would usually be the smoking gun, but since Mexican food is six ingredients re-purposed a million ways, the blame must lie elsewhere. That menu has vegetarian, seafood (mostly shrimp) and the usual Mexican assortment. They cleaned up the place. It's now black and brown and red. There are rustic murals on the wall. They retained the bar. It looks much like the Bennigan's (or whatever) it started as. And that is the level. Mexican Bennigan's. Mexigan's. It's amazing that Sanford is still the only shitty neighborhood in CF that can't at least brag about one decent Mexican restaurant. This place received third place in some magazine they invade my mail box with. Even if there were two Mexican places in the region they queried, they wouldn't come in third. And I don't mean two others. Just two. Paso on El Paso. No refills offered. The music they played (loudly) was inappropriate for a non-teen Mexican clientele. Maybe at a quincenera/baby shower..