The Matador - Not That Matador

There's a mexican restaurant in Fort Collins, CO called Matador. I love that restaurant with my whole heart. This is not that Matador. Oddly enough this is part of a small chain that has a restaurant called The Matador in Fort Collins. But still not that Matador. Confused yet? Don't worry, this one is just The Matador in downtown Boise.

I forgot to get a picture on the way in.

And on the way out.

Whoops.

Presentation - The restaurants on 8th street tend to be nice, and this is no exception. Nice clean decor, well laid out, and surprisingly kid friendly. We got a booth that both trapped the girls from getting in the way of servers and gave them ample room to goof around a bit. Service was good, they don't have a physical kids menu but offer kids sized portions of the staples, my only real gripe was they ran out of calamari. The plating was plain but fine. Good all around. 4/5

Aroma - About as good as I've experienced thus far, just a wonderful blend of chile, citrus, and garlic. Top of the heap. 5/5

Value - These are getting harder to judge. Two tacos with rice and beans for $14.50 is steep. Portions were large, so that helped, but still below average. 4/10

Fish - Chile rubbed, so pretty heavily seasoned. Or rather, perfectly seasoned. So good. Unique in that it was essentially one large piece per taco. Dead on all around, grilled fish doesn't get much better than this. 8/10

Not Fish - A good blend of unique (green chile sauce and garlic crema) and standard (cabbage and pico). They let you pick the tortilla type, though corn only comes with one per taco. No limes. Sides were decent enough. 7/10

Overall Taste - I wish there were three. They were super good. 8/10

Bonus Points - Kids meals, lack of menu and all, were great. Well above the normal fare we've come to expect, I stole a good 1/3 of Addie's burrito. I told Christine that if they were $6 or less they'd get a point (we weren't sure what they cost, see the lack of menu comment). The check came, $6 each. +1

Overall Overall - 37/50

Tied for 4th with Fresh Off The Hook and Tin Roof. Worth a trip. Half price fancy tequila on Tuesdays too! Ole!