Sol’s Nieto on Mockingbird closed

TMIMOTORS, anonymous:

Come on..the place sucked. Cold beer? That's your criteria? The food sucked. Staff was rude. Good riddance.

SitizenKane, anonymous:

That is too bad; I thought there tex mex plates were decent. But the interior always felt like a dark gloomy space to me. And I always hated that outdoor "patio"...it was built like somebody's backyard deck, elevated above street level.....

eatveggiestoday, anonymous:

The food was delicious, the staff was always nice and accommodating, and such affordable prices. People don't realize those coupon sites are death to businesses who offer them too frequently. This is very very sad news to us who wanted to eat tex mex without the heart attack and lard.

SitizenKane, anonymous:

They will have no problem leasing that space out; that intersection (abrams at mockingbird) seems to get more popular every day.....any idea when Olivelli's opens???

SitizenKane, anonymous:

The neighborhood could use a good breakfast place.

marcillus, anonymous:

I have "just paid the full price already" at Sol's many times, and it's that's unfair statement when it's a deal that the establishment themselves has already offered.

A Living Social deal is different from a walk-in "coupon", in that it's already been purchased. I have 2 for the Mockingbird location that hadn't been used yet, and I would much rather use them at the Garland location -- where I would spend considerably above & beyond the purchased amount -- than simply get a refund from Living Social, which wouldn't benefit the restaurant in any way.

marcillus, anonymous:

No, it means that the $20 of food that I purchased for $10 (or whatever the deal was) will be part of the much larger food & drink tab that my family & I will spend on our visit there. Or I could take my $10 refund from Living Social and forget about the Garland location. I suspect they'd much rather have the additional money I spend on margaritas & extra nachos than none at all.

I have no idea what sort of deal the establishments make with Living Social, Groupon and the like -- what I do know is that I've discovered more than a few restaurants that I love & return to (sans "deal") that I never would've even tried without the discount to lure me in the first place.

I simply think that demonizing people who would like to dine out on a budget isn't very productive.

SitizenKane, anonymous:

And the Groupon coupons was a last gasp effort by Pizza Venti before they closed (NEC Mockingbird at Abrams in the new Olivellit space) !

Clay213, anonymous:

I liked Sol's Taco Lounge(I lived on Commerce) until I had a near death experience of passing out on my toilet before spewing my chalupas all over my feet and floor.

I never thought refried beans could come out whole.

After nearly a week of vomiting and needing to be within 10 feet of a toilet to expel my bowels-- I vowed not to eat food prepared by people who don't understand basic sanitation.

SitizenKane, anonymous:

Clay; how do you screen your food prepares?

lisaltx, anonymous:

While I dearly love my $25 Pappas Bros. discounts we receive for our birthdays, that is about one glass of wine, and not a drop in the bucket of the overall bill. At a place with entrees under $10 a discount is hard to maintain long term.

Egorsti, anonymous:

Would have gone to Sol's more than twice if their margaritas hadn't sucked. Always sorry to see a local business go under, but maybe another tenant will come in--it is a great location. Also, Groupons and the like KILL businesses who don't court the people who come in--the point of Groupons is to get new business, and I can't understand how restaurants in particular, when faced with a Groupon by a customer, don't acknowledge the customer in any special way to give them a reason to come back.