I had a great experience at El Ándale in Chula Vista. I ordered the red and black aguachile and the carne asada chips, and everything was excellent. The aguachile had great flavor, tasted fresh, and had the perfect kick. The carne asada chips were also delicious, loaded, and very satisfying. The food came out great overall, and I would definitely come back again.
We ordered the ceviche tower, pulpo asado and grilled shrimp tacos. Everything tasted okay. The salsa that came with the tacos had really good flavor and some heat. We had shock tops on draft and they were good. They should of had the Padres game on which would of been nice. But we did come when they opened at 4pm so it might be a better overall experience coming at night.
I was at Andale Restaurant several years ago and thought my friends and I would have some lunch. I've never been and neither have they. We sat in the patio area for couple minutes and then a couple more minutes hoping to see a server stop by and offer us drinks first prior to ordering. Still no server action, so we left. From what I recall, there were 2 other people at the bar when we arrived.
On same note, my adult daughter and her girlfriends went out on a Friday or Saturday night sometime last summer and then went back again the following weekend and loved everything about their night out at Andale. Music was lit with 80s jam, drinks were on point and they had good old fashion fun. I believe they went a few times more and somehow after that, their outings had died out.
So, back to my story again ....
This past Wednesday my friends and I felt the need to decompress and shake off all the jeebie -weebies after attending a viewing that evening (my friend's father's viewing). Andale came to mind...it was open and it was just down the street from Glen Abbey. What a few drinks was for starters, the group ended racking up a $230 tab.
There was party of 8-10 persons sitting at the r