Forest Mexican Cantina - Lake Orion

As of June 2022 now operating under El Cantaro . They were able to accommodate a group of 13 with basically one server. Their food is tasty and reasonably priced. Happy hour is from 3:00-6:00.

Before I get into the review I wanted to say the people working here were very friendly and went out of their way the entire visit to greet the customers, be attentive, sing from the kitchen, and go out of their way to give the customers a good experience. They even went above and beyond and expressed their appreciation, which made the visit a feel good experience. The other thing I would like to begin with is that I have a string of disappointments recently at Mexican restaurants that were new to me and I feared this could be a repeat. It was far from the truth. The chips were pretty good and so was the salsa. The food was delicious. The beans and rice tasted fresh and I ordered a beef chimichanga that was crisp and delicious. All of the flavors were good and the other food at the table looked really appetizing. I could see us as a family coming back here for dinner. I am a bit confused about what restaurant this is. I thought it said Mi Zarape, but they did not have the same huge menu anymore. I thought this was the same as the Auburn Hills location which shared the same menu but perhaps there are new owners? Or they splintered off into a different restaurant? They still had a nice variety of good food. This would not stop me from coming back, I did have a really great experience.

I went to Mi Zarape around 1:15 on a Tuesday afternoon. I think I was the only customer in there. The server was very friendly and brought me chips and salsa alons with my large cup of iced tea. The tea was very good I didn 't need to add sweetener to it. The chips and salsa were standard fare good for munching on, but nothing great. I ordered the lunch combination of an enchilada, a quesadilla and a tostada (I believe . It didn 't take long to come out, which made me wonder if any of it was microwaved. (I 've been watching a lot of Gordon Ramsay 's Kitchen Nightmares reruns lately. The quesadilla was ok just melted cheese in a flour tortilla. The enchilada had some beef inside and had sauce on it. The tostada was soggy I had to use a knife and fork to eat it and I think it only had cheese, lettuce some sour cream on it. All in all, it wasn 't bad, but it wasn 't outstanding, either.

Must say its pretty good. Love the chimi chicken and beef. Get one of each with cheese sauce on top so good.

Sorry but this place is a ripoff, rice and pico de gallo DO NOT cost this much. Dishes seemed to made and then heated in microwave oven. Alcohol is even more over priced. Overall a very bland and average experience for prices that are simply ridiculous. And the cash prices bit is a little shady to say the least. Still over priced but the price goes higher if you pay by card? With COVID-19 and ridiculous margin of profit, one would think the credit charge should be easily covered.