I just ate at Mesa Grill and have dined at Frontera Grill a few times. Hands down the better retaurant is Frontera Grill.
#1. Menu selections and authenticity, much better at Frontera
#2. Portion size not huge at Frontera, but satisfing, at Mesa the portions would leave a midget starving.
#3. Desserts, Rick has a lot of authentic unique desserts, I looked at the dessert menu at Mesa and passed on it
#4. Price, Mesa was more expensive, especially considering the small portion size, the $15 ceviche I ordered was a heaping tablespoon at best.
At Mesa I had the 16 spice duck breast, it was great, though there wasn't much of it, and it did come with a tamale.
The ceviche was a Lobster and Octopus, it kinda had a ketchupy taste (like you would use in a cocktail sauce), which I don't care for in a ceviche.
#1. Menu selections and authenticity, much better at Frontera
#2. Portion size not huge at Frontera, but satisfing, at Mesa the portions would leave a midget starving.
#3. Desserts, Rick has a lot of authentic unique desserts, I looked at the dessert menu at Mesa and passed on it
#4. Price, Mesa was more expensive, especially considering the small portion size, the $15 ceviche I ordered was a heaping tablespoon at best.
At Mesa I had the 16 spice duck breast, it was great, though there wasn't much of it, and it did come with a tamale.
The ceviche was a Lobster and Octopus, it kinda had a ketchupy taste (like you would use in a cocktail sauce), which I don't care for in a ceviche.
