Taste of Las Cruces: The Shed puts Southwestern flare put on tr...

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JNNM wrote:

I ate at the one the use to have in Mesilla. So, so, and I think it's over rated and a place where the yuppie Cali crowd goes. I know the owner, grew up with him, and his twist on the Southwest Las Cruces food scene is far from authentic, but interesting. His mom made some awesome Mexican food!

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desertdawg wrote:

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So...you ate at the one in Mesilla a few years ago...what a perfect qualification for judging what The Shed is about 3 years later. Jeez, thank for the insight.
A "twist" on Southwestern is by it's nature NOT same-old some-old, so what, exactly does authentic have to do with it?
Oh..I know..it's not what you're used to in every "authentic" (a highly subjective term) LC restaurant. Widen the horizons a little bit, Jnnm, and explore beyond the same old slop. What's "authentic" in many LC area Mexican restaurants is second-rate food, service and atmosphere, so there's a chance you might even like something new if you actually tried it.
I eat at The Shed every so often (neither yuppie or Cali here) and the food is reliably good quality and -hold onto your hat- creative, which is something sorely lacking in our town.
I do agree with the other post that they should either step up the bakery side of the biz or drop it, but I think they'd have to add onto the place to do so. It's usually pretty full of customers as it is.
There's a big sign at the front door, visible from a car on Valley, that spells out the Shed's hours. Anyone who can read can figure out when they're open or closed and plan accordingly.
I'll continue to make my about once a week visit for breakfast or lunch.

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SOS wrote:

The Shed has crappy food, crappy service, and an elitist work crew and primarily all white patrons. I'm not racist & am white, but I was appalled at how they treated Hispanics in there like 3rd class citizens. The customers were just as bad staring down their noses too. They should offer white hoods at the door and fly a Confederate Flag. I felt like I was in KKK territory.
Break an Egg beats them, hands down.

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SOS wrote:

The Shed has crappy food, crappy service, and an elitist work crew and primarily all white patrons. I'm not racist & am white, but I was appalled at how they treated Hispanics in there like 3rd class citizens. The customers were just as bad staring down their noses too. They should offer white hoods at the door and fly a Confederate Flag. I felt like I was in KKK territory.
Break an Egg beats them, hands down.

yes wrote:

the service blows. but food is decent. our waiter last time seemed like he was either stoned or half retarded.

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yes wrote:

the service blows. but food is decent. our waiter last time seemed like he was either stoned or half retarded.

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la mosca wrote:

la mosca ate at The Shed, once, hoping it would be a new place to frequent, was disgusted with the food, and hey...I'm a mosca, not too picky.
So, still wanting to have another place to frequent, waited a couple of months and went again, guess what, it was worse the second time, and more expensive to boot.
NEVER MORE, and my advice to anyone else, don't waste your time, of course this is only my opinion.

desertdawg wrote:

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So...you ate at the one in Mesilla a few years ago...what a perfect qualification for judging what The Shed is about 3 years later. Jeez, thank for the insight.
A "twist" on Southwestern is by it's nature NOT same-old some-old, so what, exactly does authentic have to do with it?
Oh..I know..it's not what you're used to in every "authentic" (a highly subjective term) LC restaurant. Widen the horizons a little bit, Jnnm, and explore beyond the same old slop. What's "authentic" in many LC area Mexican restaurants is second-rate food, service and atmosphere, so there's a chance you might even like something new if you actually tried it.
I eat at The Shed every so often (neither yuppie or Cali here) and the food is reliably good quality and -hold onto your hat- creative, which is something sorely lacking in our town.
I do agree with the other post that they should either step up the bakery side of the biz or drop it, but I think they'd have to add onto the place to do so. It's usually pretty full of customers as it is.
There's a big sign at the front door, visible from a car on Valley, that spells out the Shed's hours. Anyone who can read can figure out when they're open or closed and plan accordingly.
I'll continue to make my about once a week visit for breakfast or lunch.

Hater of every1 wrote:

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Don't know about the KKK territory but have to agree with you about Break and Egg. Now that is a GREAT place to eat and very reasonably priced!

Eater wrote:

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I'm curious about comparing opinions of Pancake Alley on West Picacho. This place is by far the biggest ripoff in town for typical, mediocre food. I went in early 2008 and was so put off by the prices and quality of food I swore "never again", but I'm a sucker for supporting local commerce and went back again this past weekend. Now really, NEVER AGAIN. While the atmosphere and menu looks all jazzy and fun, the food is unspectacular and cheap - yet the menu prices do not match the value of their food. Almost three dollars for a side order of toast? Same for a cup of weak, Folgers-style coffee. One flapjack, four dollars? They also offer a breakfast burrito (typical tortilla with eggs, cheese, ham) for a whopping $8.69. Are you freakin' kidding me? The one fair-priced item I ordered, the hash browns at $2.69, were clearly just a slab of frozen, pre-fabbed potato product and arrived on my plate half-cooked.
While the service was prompt and what you might call friendly, all the waitresses seemed to have their energy dials turned up past 11 when a 7 or 8 would have sufficed. I don't need to have someone smiling right in my face or shouting to me from across the dining room to ask if I need anything. My dining companion commented how how our server seemed like she was on crack or something. How this place stays afloat is beyond me and I feel raped after my last visit there. I will never return again.