Went to La Base Mexican Restaurant today, on Broad in Fairborn in the old pizza hut. They opened in November.We were there at opening and they got busy, about half full at lunch. Mostly uniformed base customers, predictably. Service was great, no problems there. They were recently remodelled and it's very nice inside. We wanted to like it. We saw a lot of potential on the menu before we went. The table side quac comes in the big stone molchete, it's made fresh to order and it was great, truly, too much tomato, but great anyway. Past that we were disappointed. Everything was very unseasoned and blah. We ordered things we normally order to compare, and in every case left wanting. I asked the diff between red and green chilequiles, red was hotter, I ordered green because I love Verde sauce. Got the red, I said hold on if it is crazy spicy I'll need it re-done but took one bite of a chip and NO HEAT none. So I kept it, but it wasn't very flavorful either. It was incredibly wet as well, they didn't strain the chicken I think, as a result the chips inside turned to sloppy muck. (You can see the puddle of water in the plate.)The beans or rice were absent of the flavor were used to. You can tell they didn't use drippings or broth in them and only water. Just bleh. Not even salt. The Tamale and Chile Relleno likewise were very unseasoned. The tamale had a thinner canned enchilada-style red sauce (versus the thick intense drool worthy gravy-like molè we are used to), but even the masa on it's own was very... Plain. No seasoning at all. The Chile Relleno was massive, the chile itself was only like the middle third, the rest was the heavy breading and again, just not much to offer on flavor.Very dissapointed, we might go back some Sunday to try the street tacos, but I'm thinking we'll just ride out our Sunday Mexican cravings till our regular place is open. (Or take my parents there who are afraid of spices. The old lady next to us asked for white rice but was really happy with the Mexican rice, yeah... )It's better than El Toro and El Rancho Grande, but that's not much of a brag.(We normally go to the most excellent Las Margaritas Mexican Bar and Grill on Airway, but they aren't open on Sundays and we went wtf let's try the new place down the road. Needless to say but we will still be going to Las Margaritas. Elsewhere was never a real option because they are incredible, and the food is fantastic, too. Everytime we try a new place we get reminded how great they are)
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"Consistently great food and service at an excellent price. Chips and salsa are always delivered in a timely manner, as are beverages. Food is prepared quickly and hot. All the employees are friendly and personable. This is my favorite Mexican lunch spot."
"I order from Wich Doctor about once a month for a quick work day lunch! I always order the Crossroads salad with the chipotle ranch dressing. This salad is huge and the chicken is perfectly cooked every time! Well worth the cost. The dressing tastes super fresh and adds a little kick without overwhelming the salad. You can easily order online through their website and pickup at their storefront in Florence. They do not have any tables, so whether you order in-store or online it is for to-go service."
