3 /5 David Snedeker: August 09, 2024, Gabinos, Jackson, GA 5:20 pm
We were taking our friend out for her birthday, and she chose Gabinos. Initially we were going to go to the Locust Grove location, but I noticed online they had a Jackson location. Very convenient since they live in Jackson nest I-75.
They had tried the LG location a couple weeks back and liked it. My wife and I had never been to any Gabinos before.
We arrived and had ample parking to select from.
We entered the restaurant and were seated within 1 minute.
The server gave us each a menu and took our drink order immediately. They serve Coke products. I selected the Mr Pibb ($2.95). The drink was nice and sweet, and good carbonation
Since this was our first time, and our friends second time, we had to look over the menu.
The server checked back in on us three times making sure that she was there when we were ready.
While we waited, we snacked on some salsa and tortilla chips which were provided complimentary.
Salsa was very thin on ingredients and runny. The tortilla were cooked a bit too long.
All of us agreed on this point.
I ordered the two meat fajita combo, for two people size. ($31.95)
I wanted to have some for the wife and I tomorrow as well.
Once we placed our order, the items were out within 7 minutes, steaming hot.
We all remarked about how quickly the items arrived.
My two meats were steak, and chicken. Both meats were pound down thinly, and partially precut.
They were on your standard cast iron platter.
The meat was on top of some vegetables. Not too much of the veggies under it.
Since it was the size order for two, it came with 3 flour tortilla, for each person, rolled in aluminum foil. They looked to be about 6 inches round.
The meats did have seasoning, but I would consider it on the much lighter side. The chicken tasted fine, but it did have a weird chew to it when biting through it. The steak was on the done side of cooked vs medium, so it had some toughness to it. Even though the meats were a bit chewy, it still didnt ruin the meal.
I should have asked for the steak to be cooked medium.
The side plate had a small lettuce amount, about 3 tbsp of pico, rice, beans with cheese, sour cream, and guacamole.
Our server was fantastic. She checked on us very often, and refilled things quickly without needing to be requested to.
Overall I felt this was an average food experience. Nothing for the meal stood out as fantastic, nor as bad.
I will likely not visit again, as it isnt to my personal taste preference.
