El Jefe Desert Cantina

Fantastic service, good food and drinks but the atmosphere left a bit to be desired. I came here with a group of 9 people, and we were seated in the back room where I guess they put the bigger groups. The smaller front room with the bar seemed like way more of a vibe with the lighting, decor and music but the back room was kind of big and boring with bright overhead lighting. The food wasn't mind blowing but it was totally solid and I was very pleased with the number of gluten free options and the staff's knowledge and detail about cross contamination, ensuring that I would be safe to eat here as a person with celiac disease. The highlights were the amazing gluten free churros (!!!) and our wonderful server. If you're with a big group, they can definitely support that but I hope they can improve the vibes of that back space. I would come back, maybe with a smaller group, and sit in the more vibey front bar area and honestly I'd come back just for the churros they were so good!

Really good food. They do have a gluten free fryer for their chips and churros. We attended the Drag Brunch and had great breakfast food. Dinner was nachos (gluten free!) and a burger with salad. Really excellent food. The nachos have incredible flavor and just enough heat to be interesting. It could also be an entree for two. Loud atmosphere as it's a bar.