Cowboys Mexican Grill - Asheville

The molcajete was served in a bowl on a tripod that resembled lava rock. The presentation was impressive! The bowl was still hot when we finished our meal.

The restaurant's consistency is lacking. The Cowboy Salad I enjoyed last month was excellent, with plenty of tender chicken. However, when I ordered the same dish this Monday, it was disappointing. There was significantly less chicken and it was stringy. I was hesitant to return it and instead hoped it would improve as I continued eating, but unfortunately, that was not the case. Despite my experience, others in my group were satisfied with their meals.

I ordered from Uber Eats and requested bean dip, but instead received queso. The tamales were bland and tough, lacking seasoning in the masa and topped with a watery red sauce.

I went for lunch with a group of 11 other people (seven of whom were Latin). We went on a Saturday afternoon around noon and were surprised that there weren't very busy. We noticed that there were mutliple spelling errors on the menu and they were out of several menu items. They did bring chips and salsa, but the salsa was very salty.Our server was pleasant, but not super attentive. Out of 12 orders, 3 orders came out wrong (ie: ground beef instead of shredded beef, chicken instead of shrimp, , two people were not brought the sauce that went with their tacos, one person was not brought the rice and beans that went with their order until after they were almost halfway done eating, and one person ordered a dish that was supposed or part of the item couple of orders came out wrong.The food looked very appetizing but the general consensus of the group was that most of the food tasted fairly bland and was not seasoned well. The two people who ordered taco salads said their taco shells had an odd fishy taste, as did one person who ordered tacos.The one item that several people did really like was the Mexican Street Corn.I ordered the Pina Loco which was grilled steak, chicken, and shrimp, with pineapple chunks, onions, peppers, tomatos and cheese served in a pineapple shell with rice and beans. It looked wonderful but I felt that it lacked seasoning and was quite bland. Also, despite the fact that the menu stated that it was supposed to come with it, there were no pineapple chunks, despite it being served in a pineapple. Interestingly, someone else who ordered a taco that came with pineapple, did get pineapple on their taco.When we finished, our group self-polled and each person rated the food on a scale of 1-10 (with one being the worst and 10 being the best). Scores ranged from 3 to 6 and nobody in the group said that they would come back again.

We went with a small group and ordered something quick for lunch. It was delicious.