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Bandera

2232 Fair Oaks Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95825-5502
Phone: (916) 922-3524
PRETENTIOUSLY Expensive!
1 Star Rating: Not Recommended

04/27/2008 Posted by holden822

What a ripoff of the first caliber, horrifically pretentious, with a menu of nearly no selections that made you feel trapped and desperate to choose something cheaper (which wasn't there!). Trapped is right: sure, my two teenage sons and I could have walked out, and in retrospect should have. We were in the area from out of town for a sleep study for one of my sons, and thought, ok, good, solid American food (as it advertises itself). We were in a dungeon after that. The menus have to be slanted to catch sparse rays of light to be read, and then what a proverbial ticket shock. Wow! I didn't want to complain or whine to my boys, so we persevered. I even ordered two appetizers. Get this: a plate with fewer than twelve chips with two little piles of dip for five bucks, and that was the cheapest thing on the menu. Whoops, a mistake: the sodas were THREE DOLLARS AND TWENTY FIVE CENTS each! Pretentiousness permeated the place, and I walked out nearly one hundred dollars lighter (yes, I tipped at the prevailing rate: I at least at some honor). A RIPOFF. The food was anything (or worse) you could pick up at any restaurant for far fewer bucks. Why isn't there a choice here for NO STARS? And the Angela Somebody here whose headline review for this restaurant raves about it: what universe do you live in?

Pros: Drawing a real blank here

Cons: Dark, exorbitant and extortionist prices, pretentious

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Editor's Review

Trendy, traditional steakhouse chain doubles as meat market.  See the full editorial review.

Insider Tips

What to Drink

The drinks aren't cheap, but they do the trick. Try the Dean Martin martini or one of the best cosmopolitans in Sac.

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Restaurant Information

Parking

  • Lot

Hours

  • Mon 5pm-9:30pm
  • Tue-Thu 5pm-10pm
  • Sat 4:30pm-11pm
  • Sun 4:30pm-9:30pm

Cuisines

  • Steakhouse

Payment Types

  • Diners Club
  • Visa
  • American Express
  • MasterCard

Meal Price

  • $$

Amenities

  • Bar Scene
  • Date Spot

Recognition for Bandera

2007 Audience Winner - See and Be Seen Bar
2004 Audience Winner - Martini

Near This Location

2232 Fair Oaks Blvd
Sacramento, CA 95825-5502

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