Mexican Fiesta

Mexican Fiesta is the first fest not to claim to the largest or best of anything. To be quite honest, it was not all that interesting. Here's the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Mexican Fiesta.

I will start with the Bad. Everything required tickets. Food required tickets, drinks required tickets, kids' stuff required tickets, and I avoided the bathroom just in case. Tickets, which are of course nonrefundable, cost and are worth 50 cents each. This must be a tribute to the historic strength of the Peso.

The Ugly was the unfortunate attitude of the people working the fest. Everyone seemed grumpy, not excited to be there, and for the first time like they were at work, not volunteering for something they actually like to do.

Also, though the fest offered free admission from noon - 3pm, they did not offer hand stamps for people to return. I understand that they may want to discourage people from taking advantage by walking in and immediately walking out with a hand stamp. However, we spent two and a half hours and about $40 on food and drinks and were considering coming back to check out the evening bands. Not being allowed re-admission without dropping another $30 left a bad taste in my mouth.

The Good was the food, and the evening entertainment looked like it had a lot of potential. We sampled offerings from Milwaukee's own Girabaldi's and Chicago's El Campeon. Girabaldi's was good, but El Campeon's Gordita was awesome. It was similar to thin bisket, the size of a Kopp's burger, stuffed with steak, crumbled Mexican cheese, lettuce and tomatoes.

The drink options were plentiful, however quite expensive. 20 oz. Margaritas were $10 and Pina Coladas (not sure of the size) were $9. One of the upper decks had Mojitos and other mixers, although William forgot his ID, so we couldn't go up. Miller products were also available for 10 tickets.

The entertainment was solid, although the evening bands and weekend wrestling seemed much more interesting than the Friday afternoon performers.

Ratings:

Entertainment is a George with potential towards Paul. We would have liked to come back and check out the evening performances, but dropping a $100 on Mexican Fiesta seemed ridiculous.
Drink is Bud Light. Lots of options, but the prices were out of whack. Perhaps it was the ticket exchange rate.
Food is Jimmy Johns Delivered. Food and prices were solid.
Cost was $15 for adults.
Bathrooms are a mystery. However, I would bet on Trinity, unless they really required a ticket or two depending on usage.
Adult vs. Family Fun spectrum is Vegas. This rating is because there was not a lot for kids to do, not for anything risque.