Ugh. Total disappointment at the mexican restaurant. The food was good, but the bill? Pissed us off. Here are some warnings before heading out to The Mex in Ellsworth.

• No chips and salsa while waiting to order or eat. Isn’t that the first rule of mexican restaurants?
• No free refills for soft drinks, and no mention that you’ll be charged $1.75 for every 10oz tumbler filled with ice and drizzled with soft drink. Seriously, maybe the equivalent of half a can of soda in each ‘large’ (oh, and we didn’t specify a size, because, hello, when’s the last time YOU paid for a refill of a fountain beverage?_
• Burritos don’t come with sour cream.
• When you ASK for sour cream, guess what? It’s MAGICAL FUCKING SOUR CREAM, because the scoop I got cost $1.50, as opposed to the name brand stuff I can get at Shaw’s that costs less than a buck a pint.
• I expected to be charged for the guac, and I did get a lot, but that was another $2.75.
• We ended up paying more for fountain beverages and condiments than we did for our individual meals, and the meals were ~10 bucks.
• Also? NEVER EVER told that any of it would be an additional charge. Ever. Which is just bad form, IMO, since they operate on such a different pricing structure than any other restaurant in eastern Maine, I think.

So, next time we just go to Pepino’s. Or Margarita’s. Or fucking TACO BELL. Yes, they have some good veggie stuffings, but seriously. I’m surprised there wasn’t a charge for rental of utensils and the booth. Fuck.