• Hit at Home
  • Tipsy Honu
  • Tea Reviews
  • Bento
    • Bloglovin
    • Email
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Twitter

Hapa-tite

edible adventures & cultural explorations

  • Home
  • About
    • Hapa?
    • Tech Specs
    • Linkage
    • Contact
  • Recipes
    • Hit at Home
    • Sweet
    • Savory
    • Drinks
    • Index
  • Reviews
    • Restaurants
    • Tea
    • Products
    • Events
  • Tea Swap

discojing.com Restaurants

La Sandia

LA SANDIA
TRADITIONAL MEXICAN / TEQUILA BAR
http://www.modernmexican.com/lasandia
Food Decor Service Cost
18 18 18 $30

June 12th, 2008

This Mexican kitchen and tequila bar is located inside Tyson’s Corner Mall (it replaced Morimoto’s restaurant, paulimoto). The food is cheap enough and you get a lot for your money. I enjoyed their menu, which was surprisingly full of traditional Mayan ingredients. La Sandia’s owners (part of a chain of Richard Sandaval’s restaurants) pay attention to details such as soft woven baskets for the thicker than average (yet still tasty) chips with salsa, fish scale silverware and intresting clear and blue glassware that is rounded at the top. (The glassware looks good but feels a bit weird to drink straight from the glass).

There are three main parts to La Sandia: Outdoor (mall) seating, Bar, and Regular seating. The interior is dark with portions of exposed ceiling or with a dark mirror-like metallic box covering it. The main dining room is partitioned off with lit curtains enclosed in glass and surrounded by colored glass. It is a mixture of tables and soft, leather booths that line the walls. I loved the bar, which is very beautiful–a back lit tin-punch-esque design. The outdoor area is walled in by these same designs, yet enclosed in glass.
Service was fast at lunch and still expedient at dinner (we went back for dessert). We had the Cobb Salad (around $12) and it was enough for two people and then some. I sampled their sangria but sent it back after one sip because it had too much of a red wine taste for me. Instead, I had their Passion Fruit mojito.

Later, we had the Banana Empanadas for dessert, which hit the spot perfectly–just something small and sweet to end our day of shopping. ^___^

In conclusion, I have no desire to go back to La Sandia.

When I visited La Sandia, the service was barren. Our server was nowhere to be found and semed bothered when I returned the sangria I ordered. The food was mediocre at best, and at this price, should be equal to other, similar restaurants at this range.

I have no desire to go back as there are other, better restaurants in the mall. In my opinion, I would rather have a different restaurant in this space (sorry!).

Sorry for the poor picture quality, I only had my camera phone.

Pages: 1 2

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Pocket
  • Pinterest
  • Print
  • Email

Related Posts

  • Thai X-ingThai X-ing
  • CakeLove (Updated)CakeLove (Updated)
  • House of SteepHouse of Steep
  • Chocolate & Cherry Oatmeal Espresso CookiesChocolate & Cherry Oatmeal Espresso Cookies
  • Pumpkin Pecan Cupcakes with Cranberry Orange RelishPumpkin Pecan Cupcakes with Cranberry Orange Relish
  • Red Velvet CupcakeryRed Velvet Cupcakery
Pages: 1 2


1 Comment

« Baked Onion Rings
WEIL by Nature’s Path Chia Razz Bar »

Comments

  1. Amy says

    August 10, 2009 at 12:58 PM

    the pictures do make the food look tasty 🙂 (maybe it’s also just your excellent photoshop skills? haha)
    i’m not a big fan of mexican food but I’m really glad the owner of la sandia asked you to come by and personally made an effort to try and make this a pleasant experience.

    if i ever go, i will try and order a few of the dishes off the same menu as you (whatever is on the menu that you had from this last visit)

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

CommentLuv badgeShow more posts

About Me

I am a thirty-year-old living in the DC Metro area. This blog focuses on food and culture as a result of my mixed heritage. Read More…

Instagram

This error message is only visible to WordPress admins

Error: No connected account.

Please go to the Instagram Feed settings page to connect an account.

Facebook

Facebook

Previous Posts

  • 2018
    • October (1)
  • 2017
    • January (1)
    • March (1)
    • April (1)
    • June (1)
  • 2016
    • January (3)
    • May (1)
    • June (1)
    • September (1)
  • 2015
    • January (10)
    • February (7)
    • March (4)
    • April (3)
    • May (4)
    • June (3)
    • July (3)
    • August (1)
    • September (1)
    • October (3)
    • November (2)
    • December (2)
  • 2014
    • January (8)
    • February (5)
    • March (6)
    • April (2)
    • May (5)
    • June (4)
    • July (3)
    • August (2)
    • September (2)
    • October (2)
    • November (1)
    • December (2)
  • 2013
    • January (2)
    • February (2)
    • March (2)
    • April (3)
    • June (2)
    • July (4)
    • August (3)
    • September (2)
    • October (2)
    • November (2)
    • December (1)
  • 2012
    • January (2)
    • February (1)
    • March (3)
    • April (2)
    • May (3)
    • June (4)
    • July (4)
    • August (2)
    • September (5)
    • October (4)
    • November (3)
    • December (2)
  • 2011
    • January (2)
    • March (2)
    • May (3)
    • July (5)
    • August (1)
    • September (2)
    • December (2)
  • 2010
    • January (6)
    • February (7)
    • March (1)
    • April (1)
    • May (1)
    • June (2)
    • July (5)
    • September (4)
    • October (4)
    • November (1)
    • December (1)
  • 2009
    • January (3)
    • February (6)
    • March (20)
    • April (13)
    • May (28)
    • June (12)
    • July (15)
    • August (21)
    • September (17)
    • October (8)
    • November (6)
    • December (4)
  • 2008
    • March (5)
    • June (8)
    • July (5)
    • August (1)
    • September (5)
    • October (10)
    • November (2)
    • December (6)
  • 2007
    • May (4)
    • June (1)
    • July (1)

popular tags

absinthe apricot liqueur banana bbq bitters black bread cake candy caramel Carte Postale chartreuse cherry chicken Chinese chocolate coconut coffee cookies cupcakes cupcake wars curry dc dessert DIY earl grey easy egg white energy bars fast fish foodbuzz tastemaker garlic gifted gin ginger girl scouts giveaway greek yogurt green tea guava hapa hawaiian healthy herbal holiday holidays honey infusions lemon lime luxardo magazine mondays marshmallow marx foods matcha mayonnaise no-bake NYC one pot oolong organic pepper persimmon tree pie pinned pistachio pizza pork potato potluck puerh pumpkin PYO quick raw rice Rooibos rye salad sandwiches seattle secret recipe club shiso simple syrup single origin soup spinach sugimoto tart tea tea talk thai trips vanilla vegan vegetarian vermouth vodka washoku warriors

Copyright © 2025 · Hapa-tite!

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.