Review Rosa Mexicana

So here I was so excited to go see a movie with the kids and walk directly across the theatre in South Beach to eat some good Mexican food. Dreaming of the days living in Los Angeles and frequenting my favorite Mexican jaunts  like El Pavo in San Bernadino with poblanos stuffed with garlicky chicken in the most amazing sauce, fresh Burritos, fish and shrimp tacos and tortas.

 The 50 cent tacos outside Rosarita.

First off let me tell you about the cheeses of Mexico before I start writing about my review of Rosa Mexicana.

1.         The Mexican cheese that has a crumbly texture when it’s heated, not really melting, but becoming soft and creamy without losing its shape like

Queso Blanco- very similar to Monterrey Jack or Mozzarella in flavor

Queso Fresco- crumbles easily

Panela- crumbles very easily and has a slightly salty flavor

Requesón- a very soft texture similar to Italian ricotta cheese

2.        And then the molten melting cheeses like

Queso Quesadilla- mild in flavor

Asadero- stronger flavor

Manchego- yellow color and tangy flavor

Oaxaca- similar texture to string cheese

Chihuahua- similar flavor to a mild cheddar

So I was excited to see some of these cheeses on the menu and I was really enthusiastic when I ordered Alambre de Camerones/Shrimp Brochette which is skewers of grilled shrimp with tomatoes, onions and Serrano peppers served with a roasted tomato-jalapeno caper sauce, salty ordered Suiza Enchilidas with pulled roasted chicken, creamy tomatillo sauce and melted Chihuahua cheese. Our boys ordered the chicken tacos and the quesadilla.

Not one dish was good.

 How is it that the pulled chicken in the taco was not only dry but flavorless that the side of peas, carrots and corn was not even cooked.  My sauce for my desiccated tasteless shrimp was dreadful with and odd almost bitter undertone to it. Saltys sauce had a strange lime flavor to it making it eerily pungent and that the only one good part of all of our dished was the saltiness of the cheese in the quesadilla.

We were all miffed by the end of the meal and really ready to head home as the

Service was also extremely slow.

 In my opinion if you’re headed “south of the border” to Rosa Mexicana for dinner… plan on ordering a LOT of drinks and enjoying  only the Guacamole and chips as stated by our server “its really what this restaurant is known for” and I’d agree.