Moe's Southwest Grill Southington

I've eaten at enough Mexican joints in my life to feel like I've pretty much covered the entire spectrum from bottom end to the finest gourmet. And honestly, given my passion for the style, I was genuinely surprised when I realized that I had never eaten at a Mo's before. This one is about 10 minutes from where I work so when a co-worked suggested it for a Thursday lunch man-date, I bit on that like a rattlesnake. As per usual, I did my due diligence as far as researching the place and it's selections. I like knowing what I'm going to order when I walk in as I sometimes freeze up like a deer in headlights if I try to decide spontaneously. The general consensus on this place seemed to be that if you have a bad experience, it's going to be service related. Meaning, the food is probably going to be good. We walked in and I "got it" right away; it's a Mexican Subway. My man-date was shocked that I didn't already know that, but again having never been in one I was going in cold. Couple people in front of us, but they move them through really quickly here, so the wait was not an issue. Placed my order for a "Steak Wrong Doug" with the first gent at station one, he offered me the options and was overall super pleasant. On to the next station and another guy who was equally pleasant as he helped me decide on the fixings. Smooth sailing! Finally at the register, a SUPER friendly lady who we joked around with as we waited for our meals to come out. Bottom line on the food: It was good, really good. Flavorful, fresh tasting, awesome. And the free chips and salsa bar were just like a hidden gem. Really, really good overall. Bottom line on the service: It too was good, really good. I get it that people have bad experiences with other people, and that can ruin the dining experience itself. I for one will ALWAYS give a place another shot or 2 if I get bad service but the food is on point. If you did happen to have a bad service experience here in the past, I will say 100% that this place is worth another shot.

Not bad. Definitely better than Taco Bell.