Bandito's was so so and we were there fairly early after they opened so giving them a bit of a chance to improve. 3 Amigo's was pretty bad with the two chances we gave the place, especially the cocktails. La Patrona is better than both of those and has decent cocktails but it would not survive on the West Coast for a month at the price and level of food. Cocktails were decent, food was for the most part good but not great.

Taco Macho was not really that great, but I sure liked that place vs these others and the price point at Taco Macho was on point.

If you like Mexican Food and are ever near Newport Beach CA I highly suggest Javier's, not SXM and certainly not inexpensive but worth every dime.

Cheers,
Todd