Friday, March 31, 2017

Villa Del Sol --- 370 East 800 South, Orem

Our visit to Villa Del Sol (3-31-2017)



Today we went to Villa Del Sol.  It was good.  Not great, but good, if you know what I mean.  The restaurant is clean, the paint is still fresh.  You don't get the idea that you are going to catch any food borne illnesses.

Our waitress --  We all liked the personality of our waitress.  She was quick to offer service and made some pretty good suggestions as to what was available.

The Menu --  The menu was all sorts of screwed-up!  There were scratched out menu items on both sides of the menu.  And, just to make things interesting, on some of our menus things that were scratched out were still evidently available on other menus.

Pricing -- The pricing was moderate.  I spent a little more than I would have liked for the fajitas and drink.  My total bill ended up being $16.  That isn't too much for dinner.  However, I felt that it was too much for lunch.  I prefer keeping my lunches at around 10 bucks.  After all, at 10 bucks for lunch, that is still $50 for a week of lunches.

Location -- This restaurant is located in a strip mall that is pretty easy to find.

Final decision...  We probably won't go back.  The cost was high for plain Jane Mexican food.  The menu was screwed-up.

GreenScooter's thoughts
Price - $9
Friendliness - Excellent
Quality - Average
Quantity - Average
Speed of Service - Average 

Creating a blog about lunch....

It has been suggested that we create a blog of where we eat for lunch.  At least once a week, a group of us get together and eat out.  We have a website created by one of our group that allows us to take turns choosing where the next weekly lunch will be held.  The website is pretty cool because it allows its users to make comments and keeps track of the most popular places that get chosen.

Our meals are usually centered around Provo, UT since that is where most of us work.  So, these reviews will also mostly be centered around Provo.

We do have our comfortable places that get chosen time after time.  But, we are continually trying new places.  Have I mentioned that we LIKE food?  Hahaha......  Maybe it was obvious because we now have a blog tracking our eating experiences.

Opinions?  Heck yeah....  We have opinions.  We can tell right off if a place is going to make it or fail.  I would bet that we have a tack record of nearly 100%.  We can almost always make the call as to whether a place will be successful.  It is kind of funny.  However, it is also kind of sad.  So many restaurateurs pour their heart and soul into a place.  They try so hard, yet as we eat somewhere and talk about the experience, we can tell pretty darn soon if it is going to make it.  Sometimes it takes two visits to make the call, but we are pretty darn good!