Holy Frijoles

Mar 28th, 2024

Mar 17th, 2024

Its hard to pull off the restaurant that does shows thing sometimes but these people got it figured out
Mar 15th, 2024

Mar 13th, 2024

How the mighty have fallen: There was a time when Holy Frijoles was THE spot to hit in Hamden for good food. Those days are long gone. Its success has made it a mere shell of its former self. Let's start with the bar staff. They all looked as if they just rolled out of bed...the bed being their rusted out 1973 Impalas. To the obese server: the red tank top is not a good look for you. They were actually rude. I guess being a boomer white guy with no tats doesn't qualify for good service. The food, once the talk of Baltimore was just awful. The queso was nothing more than Velveeta. No taste, not hot in the least. I ordered the beef chimichanga supposedly loaded up with extra salsa and more Velveeta. There was so little of it I could hardly see the salsa. And again, no taste. At least the chips were OK. It speaks volumes when the chips were the best part of the meal. Oh, the tea was good. So there's that. And guys, try cleaning up the place a little. Maybe, cleaning off the hot sauce bottles would be good start. They were disgusting. The only reason I went out of my way, actually, was to play the pinball machines. They were OK, I guess. At least half them them were broken down. There were some vintage machines there which was kinda nostalgic. If this place was actually in a competitive market it would sink. But it is obvious they cater to a specific crowd. Really, they are a glorified corner bar and not a really good one.
Feb 23rd, 2024