La Hacienda

Located at 1218 Bridford Parkway in Greensboro, La Hacienda offers Tex-Mex cuisine for lunch and dinner. There is a full bar and daily food/drink specials are available.

I was running errands on West Wendover and had a craving for huevos rancheros, so La Hacienda won my patronage by way of geographic proximity. I wasn’t expecting much from this place and yet I was somehow still disappointed.

La Hacienda is strictly paint-by-the-numbers Mexican. There are tacos, burritos, enchiladas, ACP – in short, nothing you haven’t seen before elsewhere. This dearth of creativity isn’t necessarily a problem if you’re in the mood for what they offer, and it turned out that I was. Unfortunately, the execution leaves quite a bit to be desired. My huevos rancheros were quite bland, and the accompanying tortillas had all clumped together. My companion’s steak quesadilla fared slightly better in the taste department but came with a miserly portion of guacamole.

Unlike other mediocre Mexican (here’s looking at you, Poblano’s), La Hacienda is, at the very least, a relative bargain. The total for both meals came to $14, and there was a respectable amount of food for the money. Add to that pleasant décor and efficient (if utterly joyless) service, and it’s almost enough to salvage the experience.

With both a Chipotle and a slightly better Tex-Mex restaurant (La Fiesta) in the immediate vicinity, La Hacienda doesn’t have a whole lot to offer. There are certainly worse options, but aside from pricing, it’s hard to see the appeal.

6.5/10