What's your view of Rosie's? What have you experienced there? Any favorite dishes? My own is described below.
I was happy to see it open up. I don't usually care for chain restaurants, but I liked the fact that they were locating downtown and would help build up that area.
I've found the service to be adequate. The servers I've experienced were quite good, but I think that the management stretches them a little too thin. A server with 10 or more tables on a busy night can't really give each enough attention to provide excellent service, no matter how good he or she may be. I've noticed their staff is mostly quite young, and they appear to be hiring frequently. Maybe this adds to the effect.
The food I've ordered has been consistently good, though nothing has really knocked me off my feet. I'm a sucker for chips & salsa, and they do have a decent salsa that they keep coming along with warm chips until the order arrives. This is a good thing. I haven't actually timed how long my order has taken, but it seems to come out in a reasonable period.
The fajitas are REALLY, REALLY, REALLY good. They're the best dish I've had so far. They make them with either steak, chicken, a combo of both, or all veggie if you have a vegetarian in your family. The food arrives on a HUGE sizzling cast iron platter, along with the tortillas. You also get very large side portions of refried beans, rice, salsa, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole. (I may have forgotten something there, but you get the idea.) If 4 people order fajitas at a booth, there is almost not enough room on the table: it's that much food. The quesadillas are fine as well, just about what you'd expect. The chicken dishes are not as consistent. Sometimes you might have been better off to stay home, fry up a little chicken, and put a little salsa & cheese on it. I can't recommend those.
Their prices are a little hefty, especially when compared to other mexican restaurants in this area. For me, it's a fairly close balance as to what I pay compared to the quality of the food and the atmosphere. I usually only go when I'm having dinner with friends or with relatives over the holidays. I like it, but it's not a place I go regularly with my husband. I have only gone for dinner, but I've seen the lunch menu also. Those prices are not quite so high. I understand they do carry-outs, so it might be a great place for lunch for someone who works downtown.
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